Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Hamilton Hornets (Hamilton, NJ) and the host Nottingham Northstars (Hamilton, NJ), saw Hamilton's basketball squad hold off Nottingham by a tally of 57-50.

With the victory, Hamilton improves its record to 5-1 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Matawan Regional (Aberdeen, NJ) to confront the Huskies in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 27. The Huskies come into the challenge with a record of 0-3. Matawan Regional lost 53-45 in their recent league challenge against Raritan (Hazlet, NJ)

Next up, the Northstars confront the Absegami Braves (Galloway, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 27. Nottingham will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Braves come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 55-44 non-league win over Gloucester County Tech (Sewell, NJ).