The St. Rose Purple Roses routed the host Freehold Boro Colonials basketball team by a final score of 69-41 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Purple Roses face the Rutgers Prep Argonauts (Somerset, NJ) in a non-league game, on Saturday, December 23. St. Rose will attempt to move on its 3-2 season record. The Argonauts enter the game with a 3-0 record after their 71-63 league win over Immaculata (Somerville, NJ).

With the defeat, Freehold Boro moves to 1-2 on the year. The Colonials travel to Liberty (Jackson, NJ) to face the Lions in a non-league game on Wednesday, December 27. The Lions enter the game with a record of 0-5. Liberty lost 53-47 in their recent league game against Ocean Township (Oakhurst, NJ)