The Elmwood Park Crusaders basketball team scored 48 points and limited the visiting Secaucus Patriots to 43 in the Crusaders non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Crusaders now have a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Butler for a non-league game on Thursday, December 19. Elmwood Park will confront a Bulldogs team coming off a 54-50 league loss to Leonia (Leonia, NJ). The Bulldogs record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Secaucus falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Patriots host Wallington (Wallington, NJ) to confront the Panthers in a non-league game on Thursday, December 19. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 0-1. Wallington lost 59-29 in their recent non-league game against Midland Park (Midland Park, NJ)