In Thursday's league contest, the host Union City Soaring Eagles basketball team scored a good 57-42 triumph over the Memorial Tigers.

The Soaring Eagles (2-0) will now prepare for their contest against Northern Highlands (Allendale, NJ). The Highlanders go into the non-league contest with a 0-1 record. In their last contest, Northern Highlands was topped by Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ), 78-70, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Kearny Kardinals (Kearny, NJ) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, December 21. Memorial will attempt to better on its 0-2 season record. The Kardinals go into the contest with a 1-0 record after their 63-61 league win over McNair Academic (Jersey City, NJ).