The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Pope Francis Prep Cardinals (Springfield, MA) and the visiting Central Golden Eagles (Springfield, MA), observed Pope Francis Prep's basketball team edge Central by a margin of 55-48.

The Cardinals (18-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley, MA). The Rams come into the non-league challenge with a 15-6 record. In their last challenge, Shepherd Hill Regional edged Westborough (Westborough, MA), 44-40, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Golden Eagles battle the Barnstable Red Hawks (Hyannis, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 28. Central will attempt to better on its 16-5 season record. The Red Hawks come into the challenge with a 18-3 record after their 61-56 non-league win over Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody, MA).