Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Deptford Spartans (Deptford, NJ) and the visiting Cumberland Colts (Seabrook, NJ), saw Deptford's basketball squad overcome Cumberland by a tally of 49-35.

With the victory, Deptford improves its record to 2-2 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Highland Park (Highland Park, NJ) to play the Owls in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 9. The Owls come into the challenge with a record of 4-4. Highland Park lost 55-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Princeton (Princeton, NJ)

Next up, the Colts play the Buena Chiefs (Buena, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 7. Cumberland will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Chiefs come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 38-17 non-league loss to Clayton (Clayton, NJ).