The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Pallotti Panthers (Laurel, MD) and the host Mercy Magic (Baltimore, MD), observed Pallotti's basketball team overcome Mercy by a margin of 63-49.

The Panthers (6-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Roland Park Country (Baltimore, MD). The Reds come into the IAAM A challenge with a 5-6 record. In their last challenge, Roland Park Country dropped by Archbishop Spalding (Severn, MD), 49-48, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Magic battle the St. Timothy's (Stevenson, MD) in a IAAM A challenge, on Friday, January 10. Mercy will attempt to better on its 1-6 season record. The come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 64-52 league win over McDonogh (Owings Mills, MD).