Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Payne Tech Lions (Newark, NJ) and the host East Side Red Raiders (Newark, NJ), saw Payne Tech's basketball squad wallop East Side by a tally of 55-30.

With the victory, Payne Tech improves its record to 10-5 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Mount St. Dominic Academy (Caldwell, NJ) to confront the Lions in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 27. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 8-7. Mount St. Dominic Academy won 44-37 in their recent non-league challenge against Columbia (Maplewood, NJ)

Next up, the Red Raiders confront the Montclair Kimberley Academy Cougars (Montclair, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. East Side will attempt to improve on its 7-9 season record.