The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers (Newtown Square, PA) and the visiting Springfield Cougars (Springfield, PA), witnessed Marple Newtown's ice hockey team nip Springfield by a final score of 4-3.

The Fightin' Tigers (4-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Strath Haven (Wallingford, PA). The Panthers come into the challenge with a 3-4 record. In their last challenge, Strath Haven was nipped by Conestoga (Berwyn, PA), 5-2, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the Harriton Rams (Rosemont, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Springfield will attempt to upgrade on its 2-9 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 1-10 record after their 13-6 non-league loss to Great Valley (Malvern, PA).