The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the DeSales Colts (Louisville, KY) and the host Western Warriors (Louisville, KY), observed DeSales's basketball team edge Western by a score of 61-56.

The Colts (3-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Monroe County (Tompkinsville, KY). The Falcons come into the non-league challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, Monroe County edged Todd County Central (Elkton, KY), 56-48, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors encounter the Moore Mustangs (Louisville, KY) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Western will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record.