In Thursday's league outing, the The Noble Academy Griffins (Chicago, IL) basketball squad nipped the host Rowe-Clark Masai Lions (Chicago, IL), by a margin of 48-43.

The Griffins (4-4) will now prepare for their outing against DRW College Prep (Chicago, IL). The Cheetahs go into the non-league outing with a 0-4 record. In their last outing, DRW College Prep was tipped by Golder (Chicago, IL), 38-29, in a league outing.

The Masai Lions now own a 3-3 record. They play next when they travel to Rauner for a Noble outing on Tuesday, December 19. Rowe-Clark will clash with a Wildcats squad coming off a 55-14 league loss to Hansberry (Chicago, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 0-4.