St. Rose Purple Roses (Belmar, NJ) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Christian Brothers Academy Colts (Lincroft, NJ), 73-46 in a non-league bout.

With the win, St. Rose upgrades its record to 18-1 on the season. The Purple Roses travel to Neptune (Neptune, NJ) to play the Scarlet Fliers in a Shore A - Central bout on Monday, January 29. The Scarlet Fliers go into the bout with a record of 1-17. Neptune lost 30-28 in their recent non-league bout against Wall Township (Wall, NJ)

Next up, the Colts play the Manalapan Braves (Englishtown, NJ) in a Shore A - North bout, on Tuesday, January 30. Christian Brothers Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 13-4 season record.