The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Phillipsburg Stateliners (Phillipsburg, NJ) and the host Franklin Warriors (Somerset, NJ), observed Phillipsburg's basketball team overcome Franklin by a score of 60-45.

The Stateliners (8-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Hillsborough (Hillsborough, NJ). The Raiders come into the Skyland - Delaware challenge with a 6-4 record. In their last challenge, Hillsborough dropped by Cranford (Cranford, NJ), 59-52, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors battle the Rutgers Prep Argonauts (Somerset, NJ) in a Skyland - Delaware challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Franklin will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Argonauts come into the challenge with a 5-6 record after their 80-63 non-league loss to St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ).