The Wilmington Christian Warriors basketball team (Hockessin, DE), was nudged 58-52 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Newark Charter School Patriots (Newark, DE)

The Patriots now possess a 9-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host St. Mark's for a Freelance battle on Tuesday, February 14. Newark Charter School will confront a Spartans team coming off a 60-54 non-league win over Brandywine (Wilmington, DE). The Spartans record now stands at 7-9.

The Warriors (2-14) will now prepare for their battle against Sanford (Hockessin, DE). The Warriors come into the Independent Schools battle with a 12-4 record. In their last battle, Sanford edged Tower Hill (Wilmington, DE), 50-47, in a league battle.