The Marist War Eagles basketball squad (Atlanta, GA), was outscored 70-53 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Cherokee Warriors (Canton, GA)

With the victory, Cherokee advances its record to 12-2 on the year. The Warriors travel to Butler (Augusta, GA) to meet the Bulldogs in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 26. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 8-0. Butler won 57-38 in their recent non-league battle against Grovetown (Grovetown, GA)

The War Eagles now own a 8-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Tucker for a AAAA Region 5 battle on Friday, December 20. Marist will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 64-24 league loss to Lithonia (Lithonia, GA). The Tigers record now stands at 7-5.