Granite City Warriors (Granite City, IL) supporters left the game happy Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the host Gibault Catholic Hawks (Waterloo, IL), 43-40 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Granite City advances its record to 7-3 on the year. The Warriors travel to St. Charles (St. Charles, MO) to meet the Pirates in a non-league match on Tuesday, December 23. The Pirates enter the contest with a record of 1-3. St. Charles won 41-39 in their recent league contest against Warrenton (Warrenton, MO)

In their next game, the Hawks battle the Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL) in a non-league contest, on Friday, December 26. Gibault Catholic will attempt to better on its 7-6 season record. The Explorers come into the contest with a 7-4 record after their 38-28 league loss to Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL).