St. Rose Purple Roses (Belmar, NJ) backers were in high spirits Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Bishop Eustace Prep Crusaders (Pennsauken, NJ), 59-43 in a non-league bout.

With the win, St. Rose upgrades its record to 23-4 on the season. The Purple Roses travel to Roselle Catholic (Roselle, NJ) to clash with the Lions in a non-league bout on Friday, March 3. The Lions go into the bout with a record of 22-6. Roselle Catholic won 71-61 in their recent non-league bout against Immaculate Conception (Montclair, NJ)