The Hillhouse Academics (New Haven, CT) basketball crushed the visiting Career Magnet Panthers (New Haven, CT), 71-44 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Academics (4-5) will now prepare for their test against Hand (Madison, CT). The Tigers go into the Southern Connecticut - Oronoque test with a 3-5 record. In their last test, Hand walloped Branford (Branford, CT), 63-42, in a non-league test.

The Panthers now own a 3-6 record. They play next when they travel to Branford for a non-league test on Thursday, January 11. Career Magnet will encounter a Hornets squad coming off a 63-42 non-league loss to Hand (Madison, CT). The Hornets record now stands at 5-3.