Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Union City Soaring Eagles (Union City, NJ) and the visiting Hudson Catholic Hawks (Jersey City, NJ), saw Union City's basketball squad overcome Hudson Catholic by a tally of 46-38.

With the victory, Union City improves its record to 9-6 on the campaign. The Soaring Eagles host Central (Newark, NJ) to confront the Blue Devils in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 20. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a record of 9-6.

Next up, the Hawks confront the West Orange Mountaineers (West Orange, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 20. Hudson Catholic will attempt to improve on its 4-7 season record. The Mountaineers come into the challenge with a 11-5 record after their 59-24 non-league win over Columbia (Maplewood, NJ).