The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Takoma Academy Tigers (Takoma Park, MD) and the visiting KIPP College Prep Panthers (Washington, DC), observed Takoma Academy's basketball team edge KIPP College Prep by a margin of 56-50.

The Tigers (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Calverton (Huntingtown, MD). The come into the Maryland Independent challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, Calverton was tipped by Southern Maryland Christian Academy (White Plains, MD), 31-21, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Friendship Tech Prep Academy Titans (Washington, DC) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 14. KIPP College Prep will attempt to better on its 2-1 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 46-8 non-league loss to King's Christian Academy (Callaway, MD).