Fans at Friday's league battle between the Eastern Ramblers (Washington, DC) and the host Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering Panthers (Washington, DC), witnessed Eastern's basketball squad hold off Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering by a count of 61-58.

With the victory, Eastern advances its record to 3-2 on the year. The Ramblers host Jackson-Reed (Washington, DC) to battle the Tigers in a DCSAA AA challenge on Monday, December 15. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 3-3. Jackson-Reed won 81-62 in their recent league challenge against Coolidge (Washington, DC)

In their next game, the Panthers battle the MacArthur Mammoths (Washington, DC) in a challenge, on Monday, December 15. Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Mammoths come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 65-53 league loss to Roosevelt (Washington, DC).