The Jackson-Reed Tigers basketball squad (Washington, DC), was nudged 76-72 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Southern California Academy Rams (Castaic, CA)

With the victory, Southern California Academy advances its record to 3-4 on the year. The Rams travel to DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) to meet the Stags in a non-league battle on Sunday, December 29. The Stags enter the battle with a record of 8-2. DeMatha won 63-47 in their recent non-league battle against Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Baltimore, MD)

The Tigers now own a 7-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering for a battle on Friday, January 3. Jackson-Reed will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 73-26 non-league loss to Parkside (Washington, DC). The Panthers record now stands at 0-6.