Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the St. Joseph Cadets (Trumbull, CT) and the visiting Middletown Blue Dragons (Middletown, CT), saw St. Joseph's basketball squad hold off Middletown by a tally of 72-68.

With the victory, St. Joseph improves its record to 2-1 on the campaign. The Cadets travel to Bassick (Bridgeport, CT) to confront the Lions in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 30. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 0-3. Bassick lost 92-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Warde (Fairfield, CT)

Next up, the Blue Dragons confront the Bristol Central Rams (Bristol, CT) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 3. Middletown will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 78-41 non-league win over Capital Prep (Hartford, CT).