Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hackettstown Tigers (Hackettstown, NJ) and the host Canterbury Crusaders (St. Petersburg, FL), saw Hackettstown's basketball squad hold off Canterbury by a count of 54-53.

With the victory, Hackettstown upgrades its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg, FL) to encounter the Crusaders in a non-league test on Friday, January 19. The Crusaders go into the test with a record of 4-13. Keswick Christian lost 60-26 in their recent non-league test against Indian Rocks Christian (Largo, FL)

The Crusaders now own a 3-12 record. They play next when they travel to Lakeside Christian for a 2A District 10 test on Friday, January 19. Canterbury will encounter a Lions squad coming off a 73-72 non-league win over Northside Christian (St. Petersburg, FL). The Lions record now stands at 13-5.