In Friday's league outing, the St. Joseph's Prep Hawks (Philadelphia, PA) basketball squad nipped the host La Salle College Explorers (Wyndmoor, PA), by a margin of 78-75.

The Hawks (6-2) will now prepare for their outing against Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, PA). The Patriots go into the Philadelphia Catholic outing with a 7-4 record. In their last outing, Archbishop Carroll was tipped by Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia, PA), 53-46, in a league outing.

The Explorers now own a 5-6 record. They play next when they host Devon Prep for a Philadelphia Catholic outing on Monday, January 8. La Salle College will encounter a Tide squad coming off a 65-52 league loss to Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, PA). The Tide record now stands at 4-5.