The Archbishop Carroll Patriots basketball squad (Radnor, PA), was nudged 45-38 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings (Staten Island, NY)

With the victory, St. Joseph-by-the-Sea advances its record to 1-3 on the year. The Vikings host St. Francis Prep (Fresh Meadows, NY) to meet the Terriers in a Catholic - Brooklyn/Queens I battle on Saturday, December 28. The Terriers come into the test with a record of 4-1.

The Patriots (4-3) will now prepare for their test against Thrive Charter (Hamilton, NJ). The come into the non-league test with a 2-0 record. In their last test, Thrive Charter held off Pemberton (Pemberton, NJ), 58-7, in a non-league test.