Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Columbia Cougars (Maplewood, NJ) and the visiting Bayonne Bees (Bayonne, NJ), saw Columbia's basketball squad wallop Bayonne by a tally of 68-44.

With the victory, Columbia improves its record to 7-2 on the campaign. The Cougars host Caldwell (West Caldwell, NJ) to confront the Chiefs in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Chiefs come into the challenge with a record of 7-0. Caldwell won 63-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Verona (Verona, NJ)

Next up, the Bees confront the Memorial Tigers (West New York, NJ) in a Hudson County - American challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Bayonne will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 50-42 non-league loss to Fort Lee (Fort Lee, NJ).