St. Peter's Prep Marauders (Jersey City, NJ) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Hudson Catholic Hawks (Jersey City, NJ), 57-56 in a league bout.

With the victory, St. Peter's Prep upgrades its record to 11-2 on the campaign. The Marauders travel to Trenton Catholic Academy (Trenton, NJ) to play the in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 21. The come into the bout with a record of 2-8. Trenton Catholic Academy won 54-48 in their recent non-league bout against Notre Dame (Lawrenceville, NJ)

Next up, the Hawks play the Don Bosco Prep Ironmen (Ramsey, NJ) in a non-league bout, on Sunday, January 22. Hudson Catholic will attempt to upgrade on its 8-6 season record. The Ironmen come into the bout with a 15-1 record after their 55-48 non-league win over St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ).