Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Mercy Marlins (Farmington Hills, MI) and the visiting Gabriel Richard Fighting Irish (Ann Arbor, MI), saw Mercy's basketball squad overcome Gabriel Richard by a tally of 46-32.

With the victory, Mercy improves its record to 13-2 on the campaign. The Marlins travel to Edison Academy (Detroit, MI) to confront the Pioneers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 22. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a record of 20-2.

Next up, the Fighting Irish confront the Lutheran North Mustangs (Macomb, MI) in a Catholic Central challenge, on Friday, February 11. Gabriel Richard will attempt to improve on its 11-5 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 4-9 record after their 44-33 non-league loss to St. Catherine of Siena Academy (Wixom, MI).