In Thursday's league outing, the St. Rose Purple Roses (Belmar, NJ) basketball squad nipped the host Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs (Rumson, NJ), by a margin of 55-49.

The Purple Roses (1-0) will now prepare for their outing against Gill St. Bernard's (Gladstone, NJ). The Knights go into the non-league outing with a 1-0 record. In their last outing, Gill St. Bernard's got by Hunterdon Central (Flemington, NJ), 61-12, in a non-league outing.

The Bulldogs now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Sparta for a non-league outing on Friday, December 16.