Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Christ the King Gladiators (Chicago, IL) and the visiting St. Francis Spartans (Wheaton, IL), saw Christ the King's basketball squad hold off St. Francis by a tally of 40-37.

With the victory, Christ the King improves its record to 1-1 on the campaign. The Gladiators travel to Timothy Christian (Elmhurst, IL) to play the Trojans in a challenge on Tuesday, December 5. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 2-0. Timothy Christian won 62-60 in their recent non-league challenge against Westmont (Westmont, IL)

Next up, the Spartans play the De La Salle Meteors (Chicago, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 5. St. Francis will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Meteors come into the challenge with a 3-3 record after their 63-47 non-league win over Carmel (Mundelein, IL).