New Jersey High School Basketball - Marist can't hold off Union City
January 5, 2016: Union City, NJ 07087 The Marist Royal Knights basketball team (Bayonne, NJ), was nudged 53-46 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Union City Soaring Eagles (Union City, NJ)
The Soaring Eagles now possess a 5-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Snyder for a Hudson County - Seglio battle on Thursday, January 7. Union City will battle a Tigers team coming off a 56-42 league win over Dickinson (Jersey City, NJ). The Tigers record now stands at 4-2.
The Royal Knights (1-4) will now prepare for their battle against St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ). The Marauders come into the Hudson County - Coviello battle with a 3-1 record. In their last battle, St. Peter's Prep edged Bayonne (Bayonne, NJ), 56-40, in a league battle.