St. Mark's Spartans (Wilmington, DE) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Tower Hill Hillers (Wilmington, DE), 56-43 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, St. Mark's upgrades its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Padua Academy (Wilmington, DE) to play the in a Catholic bout on Wednesday, January 10. The come into the bout with a record of 5-2. Padua Academy won 56-21 in their recent non-league bout against Tatnall (Wilmington, DE)

Next up, the Hillers play the Tatnall Hornets (Wilmington, DE) in a Independent Schools bout, on Thursday, January 11. Tower Hill will attempt to upgrade on its 2-5 season record. The Hornets come into the bout with a 0-10 record after their 55-44 league loss to Wilmington Friends (Wilmington, DE).