The Garden Griffins basketball squad (Jackson Heights, NY), was crushed 61-40 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Birch Wathen Lenox Lions (New York, NY)

With the victory, Birch Wathen Lenox advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Lions host Brooklyn Friends (Brooklyn, NY) to meet the Quakers in a non-league battle on Monday, February 3. The Quakers enter the battle with a record of 1-1.

The Griffins now own a 2-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bay Ridge Prep for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 4.