St. Benedict's Prep Gray Bees (Newark, NJ) supporters left the game happy Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the visiting East Side Red Raiders (Newark, NJ), 78-50 in a league match.

With the victory, St. Benedict's Prep advances its record to 4-2 on the year. The Gray Bees travel to Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy (Dallas, TX) to meet the Eagles in a non-league match on Saturday, January 11. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 13-5. Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy won 69-60 in their recent non-league match against St. Rose (Belmar, NJ)

The Red Raiders now own a 3-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Newark Central for a Super Essex - Liberty match on Tuesday, January 14. East Side will meet a Blue Devils squad coming off a 52-46 non-league loss to West Caldwell Tech (West Caldwell, NJ). The Blue Devils record now stands at 0-7.