Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Irvington Blue Knights (Irvington, NJ) and the visiting Columbia Cougars (Maplewood, NJ), saw Irvington's basketball squad hold off Columbia by a tally of 72-69.

With the victory, Irvington improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Blue Knights travel to Columbia (Maplewood, NJ) to play the Cougars in a challenge on Tuesday, February 7. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 8-3.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Bloomfield Bengals (Bloomfield, NJ) in a game, on Thursday, January 12. Columbia will attempt to move on its 8-3 season record. The Bengals enter the game with a 0-2 record after their 60-32 league loss to Caldwell (West Caldwell, NJ).