In Friday's non-league match, the visiting Austin Catholic Crusaders basketball squad scored a big 58-17 victory over the Merritt Academy Mustangs.

With the victory, Austin Catholic upgrades its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Crusaders host Bethany Christian (Troy, MI) to play the in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 11. The come into the challenge with a record of 0-2. Bethany Christian lost 42-22 in their recent non-league challenge against CHASE (Flint, MI)

Next up, the Mustangs play the Manoogian (Southfield, MI) in a Freelance challenge, on Thursday, December 14. Merritt Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 0-2 season record.