The Holy Trinity Tigers (Chicago, IL) basketball nipped the host Christ the King Gladiators (Chicago, IL), 35-31 in Thursday's league test.

The Tigers (4-3) will now prepare for their test against Ida Crown Jewish Academy (Chicago, IL). The Aces go into the Chicago Prep test with a 4-3 record.

The Gladiators now own a 10-4 record. They play next when they travel to Manteno for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 26. Christ the King will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 48-42 non-league loss to Gardner-South Wilmington (Gardner, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 6-6.