In Friday's league outing, the Francis W. Parker Colonels (Chicago, IL) basketball squad edged the visiting Latin Romans (Chicago, IL), by a count of 52-48.

The Colonels (5-3) will now prepare for their outing against Chicago University (Chicago, IL). The Maroons enter the Independent School match with a 3-5 record. In their last match, Chicago University was nipped by Christ the King (Chicago, IL), 65-50, in a non-league match.

With the defeat, Latin moves to 4-4 on the year. The Romans travel to La Lumiere Blue (La Porte, IN) to meet the Lakers in a non-league match on Saturday, December 10. The Lakers enter the match with a record of 4-4. La Lumiere Blue lost 46-30 in their recent non-league match against Evanston (Evanston, IL)