The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Christ the King Gladiators (Chicago, IL) and the host Marian Catholic Spartans (Chicago Heights, IL), observed Christ the King's basketball team knock off Marian Catholic by a score of 49-40.

The Gladiators (12-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Yorkville Christian (Yorkville, IL). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, Yorkville Christian was knocked off by Johnsburg (Johnsburg, IL), 64-47, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Kenwood Broncos (Chicago, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Sunday, January 19. Marian Catholic will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record.