The St. Patrick Shamrocks defeated the visiting Niles Notre Dame Dons basketball squad by a final score of 45-36 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Shamrocks clash with the Deerfield Warriors (Deerfield, IL) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, December 9. St. Patrick will attempt to improve on its 5-0 season record. The Warriors come into the test with a 6-1 record after their 66-31 non-league win over Quincy (Quincy, IL).

The Dons (3-3) will now prepare for their test against Francis W. Parker (Chicago, IL). The Colonels come into the non-league test with a 4-2 record. In their last test, Francis W. Parker beat Chicago University (Chicago, IL), 51-46, in a league test.