Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Orange Tornadoes (Orange, NJ) and the visiting West Essex Knights (North Caldwell, NJ), saw Orange's basketball squad overcome West Essex by a tally of 57-48.

With the victory, Orange improves its record to 11-8 on the campaign. The Tornadoes travel to Hillside (Hillside, NJ) to confront the Comets in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 3. The Comets come into the challenge with a record of 5-14. Hillside lost 58-53 in their recent league challenge against Rahway (Rahway, NJ)

Next up, the Knights confront the West Caldwell Tech Eagles (West Caldwell, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 3. West Essex will attempt to improve on its 7-9 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 8-9 record after their 55-44 non-league win over Barringer (Newark, NJ).