In Thursday's non-league outing, the Our Lady of Mercy Academy Villagers (Newfield, NJ) basketball squad nipped the visiting Egg Harbor Township Eagles (Egg Harbor Township, NJ), by a margin of 54-48.

The Villagers (12-1) will now prepare for their outing against Ocean City (Ocean City, NJ). The Raiders go into the non-league outing with a 2-7 record. In their last outing, Ocean City was tipped by Holy Spirit (Absecon, NJ), 59-53, in a league outing.

The Eagles now own a 11-1 record. They play next when they travel to Haddon Heights for a non-league match on Saturday, January 13. Egg Harbor Township will meet a Garnets team coming off a 48-29 league win over Collingswood (Collingswood, NJ). The Garnets record now stands at 6-5.