Long Island City Bulldogs (Long Island City, NY) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Newcomers (Queens, NY), 54-51 in a league bout.

With the victory, Long Island City upgrades its record to 1-3 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Newtown (Elmhurst, NY) to play the Pioneers in a PSAL AAA Queens I bout on Friday, December 22. The Pioneers come into the bout with a record of 4-1. Newtown lost 44-43 in their recent league bout against Aviation (Long Island City, NY)

Coming up next, the confront the Bayside Commodores (Bayside, NY) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, January 2. Newcomers will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Commodores come into the battle with a 2-6 record after their 41-39 league loss to Flushing (Flushing, NY).