The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Marist War Eagles (Atlanta, GA) and the host St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions (Atlanta, GA), observed Marist's basketball team knock off St. Pius X Catholic by a score of 41-23.

The War Eagles (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Creekview (Canton, GA). The Grizzlies come into the non-league challenge with a 5-2 record. In their last challenge, Creekview prevailed over Lassiter (Marietta, GA), 76-28, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Golden Lions encounter the Clarkston Angoras (Clarkston, GA) in a AAAA Region 5 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. St. Pius X Catholic will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Angoras come into the challenge with a 1-7 record after their 86-6 league loss to Northview (Johns Creek, GA).