Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Edison Academy Pioneers (Detroit, MI) and the host Mercy Marlins (Farmington Hills, MI), saw Edison Academy's basketball squad hold off Mercy by a tally of 44-42.

With the victory, Edison Academy improves its record to 13-3 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Catholic Central (Grand Rapids, MI) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 4. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 6-8.

Next up, the Marlins confront the Divine Child Falcons (Dearborn, MI) in a Catholic Central challenge, on Tuesday, February 7. Mercy will attempt to improve on its 14-2 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 13-4 record after their 47-35 league win over Marian (Bloomfield Hills, MI).