Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hopewell Valley Central Bulldogs (Pennington, NJ) and the visiting Steinert Spartans (Hamilton, NJ), saw Hopewell Valley Central's basketball squad overcome Steinert by a tally of 54-43.

With the victory, Hopewell Valley Central improves its record to 9-8 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Delaware Valley (Frenchtown, NJ) to play the Terriers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 2. The Terriers come into the challenge with a record of 16-3. Delaware Valley won 61-57 in their recent non-league test against Wallkill Valley (Hamburg, NJ)

The Spartans now own a 5-14 record. They play next when they host West Windsor-Plainsboro South for a Colonial Valley test on Friday, February 3. Steinert will encounter a Pirates squad coming off a 55-47 league win over West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro, NJ). The Pirates record now stands at 12-9.