In Thursday's non-league outing, the Catholic Crusaders (Virginia Beach, VA) basketball squad edged the visiting Maury Commodores (Norfolk, VA), by a count of 53-48.

The Crusaders (6-1) will now prepare for their outing against Norfolk Collegiate (Norfolk, VA). The Mighty Oaks go into the non-league outing with a 7-0 record. In their last outing, Norfolk Collegiate held off Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA), 50-42, in a non-league outing.

The Commodores now hold a 0-2 record. They play next when they travel to Oscar Smith for a non-league outing on Friday, December 29. Maury will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 50-42 non-league loss to Norfolk Collegiate (Norfolk, VA). The Tigers record now stands at 5-1.