Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Blue Devils (Philadelphia, PA) supporters left the game happy Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the visiting Academy of the New Church Lions (Bryn Athyn, PA), 72-67 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy advances its record to 5-0 on the year. The Blue Devils travel to Pennington (Pennington, NJ) to face the Red Raiders in a non-league match on Friday, December 6. The Red Raiders enter the match with a record of 2-0. Pennington won 58-55 in their recent non-league match against Friends' Central (Wynnewood, PA)

The Lions now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host William Penn Charter for a non-league challenge on Friday, December 6. Academy of the New Church will encounter a Quakers team coming off a 81-70 non-league win over Abington Friends (Jenkintown, PA). The Quakers record now stands at 2-0.