The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Gwynedd Mercy Academy Monarchs (Gwynedd Valley, PA) and the host Merion Mercy Academy Golden Bears (Merion Station, PA), observed Gwynedd Mercy Academy's basketball team overwhelm Merion Mercy Academy by a score of 54-26.

The Monarchs (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Little Flower Catholic for Girls (Philadelphia, PA). The come into the non-league challenge with a 5-1 record. In their last challenge, Little Flower Catholic for Girls trounced Thomas A. Edison (Philadelphia, PA), 51-15, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Golden Bears encounter the Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas (Drexel Hill, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 21. Merion Mercy Academy will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Friars/Pandas come into the challenge with a 4-2 record after their 54-37 league loss to Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills, PA).