ACERO Garcia Patriots (Chicago, IL) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Cruz Dragons (Chicago, IL), 49-41 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, ACERO Garcia upgrades its record to 2-12 on the campaign.

Next up, the Dragons play the Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus Ravens (Chicago, IL) in a non-league bout, on Monday, February 5. Cruz will attempt to upgrade on its 7-14 season record. The Ravens come into the bout with a 20-8 record after their 47-29 league win over British International School of Chicago (Chicago, IL).