The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Salem Academy Charter Navigator (Salem, MA) and the host Excel Academy Charter Wolves (East Boston, MA), observed Salem Academy Charter's basketball team knock off Excel Academy Charter by a score of 52-39.

The Navigator (2-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (Lowell, MA). The Wolves come into the Freelance challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Collegiate Charter School of Lowell prevailed over Pioneer Charter School of Science II (Saugus, MA), 69-41, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Wolves battle the O'Bryant Tigers (Roxbury, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Excel Academy Charter will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Tigers come into the test with a 5-2 record after their 66-55 non-league loss to Charlestown (Charlestown, MA).