Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the St. Anthony's Friars (Melville, NY) and the host Our Lady of Mercy Academy Mustangs (Syosset, NY), saw St. Anthony's's basketball squad hold off Our Lady of Mercy Academy by a tally of 35-31.

With the victory, St. Anthony's improves its record to 6-4 on the campaign. The Friars travel to St. Joseph-by-the-Sea (Staten Island, NY) to confront the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 9. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 25-2. St. Joseph-by-the-Sea won 74-59 in their recent non-league challenge against St. Joseph Hill Academy (Staten Island, NY)