The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Branford Hornets (Branford, CT) and the host Hamden Green Dragons (Hamden, CT), witnessed Branford's ice hockey team nip Hamden by a final score of 3-2.

The Hornets (9-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Lyman Hall (Wallingford, CT). The Trojans come into the non-league challenge with a 14-4 record. In their last challenge, Lyman Hall got by Woodstock Academy (Woodstock, CT), 6-0, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Green Dragons battle the Hand Tigers (Madison, CT) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, March 1. Hamden will attempt to upgrade on its 6-8 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 12-7 record after their 4-3 league win over Watertown/Pomperaug (Watertown, CT).