Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Hackettstown Tigers (Hackettstown, NJ) and the host Newton Braves (Newton, NJ), saw Hackettstown's basketball squad wallop Newton by a tally of 58-36.

With the victory, Hackettstown improves its record to 12-4 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to High Point (Sussex, NJ) to play the Wildcats in a Northwest Jersey - Freedom challenge on Saturday, February 3. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 13-5. High Point won 65-60 in their recent non-league challenge against Dover (Dover, NJ)

Next up, the Braves play the Sussex County Tech (Sparta, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 3. Newton will attempt to improve on its 3-16 season record. The come into the challenge with a 11-5 record after their 63-56 league win over North Warren Regional (Blairstown, NJ).