Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Bayonne Bees (Bayonne, NJ) and the host Union City Soaring Eagles (Union City, NJ), saw Bayonne's basketball squad hold off Union City by a tally of 52-46.

With the victory, Bayonne improves its record to 8-0 on the campaign. The Bees travel to Northern Highlands (Allendale, NJ) to play the Highlanders in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 7. The Highlanders come into the challenge with a record of 2-3. Northern Highlands won 43-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Mahwah (Mahwah, NJ)

Next up, the Soaring Eagles play the Eastside Ghosts (Paterson, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 7. Union City will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Ghosts come into the challenge with a 3-3 record after their 51-19 league win over Passaic (Passaic, NJ).