Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the West Essex Knights (North Caldwell, NJ) and the host Belleville Buccaneers (Belleville, NJ), saw West Essex's basketball squad wallop Belleville by a count of 66-43.

With the victory, West Essex upgrades its record to 4-7 on the campaign. The Knights host West Caldwell Tech (West Caldwell, NJ) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 20. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 5-7. West Caldwell Tech won 42-29 in their recent non-league challenge against Glen Ridge (Glen Ridge, NJ)

Next up, the Buccaneers play the University Phoenix (Newark, NJ) in a non-league test, on Tuesday, January 23. Belleville will attempt to advance on its 6-5 season record.