The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Mercy Career & Technical (Philadelphia, PA) and the visiting Pine Forge Academy Falcons (Pine Forge, PA), observed Mercy Career & Technical's basketball team knock off Pine Forge Academy by a score of 46-30.

The (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against New Foundations (Philadelphia, PA). The come into the non-league challenge with a 8-2 record. In their last challenge, New Foundations prevailed over The City School (Philadelphia, PA), 59-40, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Falcons battle the Mesivta Mustangs (Bala Cynwyd, PA) in a Penn-Jersey challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Pine Forge Academy will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 9-2 record after their 86-48 league win over The City School (Philadelphia, PA).