The Payne Tech Lions ran past the visiting Bloomfield Bengals basketball team by a final score of 80-62 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Lions face the Union City Soaring Eagles (Union City, NJ) in a non-league game, on Thursday, February 9. Payne Tech will attempt to move on its 12-8 season record. The Soaring Eagles enter the game with a 10-10 record after their 70-58 league loss to North Bergen (North Bergen, NJ).

With the defeat, Bloomfield moves to 7-14 on the year. The Bengals travel to Nutley (Nutley, NJ) to face the Maroon Raiders in a non-league game on Thursday, February 9. The Maroon Raiders enter the game with a record of 7-16. Nutley won 60-36 in their recent non-league game against Newark Academy (Livingston, NJ)