In Thursday's league outing, the Phillipsburg Stateliners (Phillipsburg, NJ) basketball squad edged the visiting Ridge Red Devil (Basking Ridge, NJ), by a count of 51-44.

The Stateliners (4-4) will now prepare for their outing against Immaculata (Somerville, NJ). The Spartans go into the Skyland - Raritan outing with a 6-2 record.

The Red Devil now hold a 5-6 record. They play next when they host Hanover Park for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 13. Ridge will clash with a Hornets squad coming off a 59-17 non-league win over Boonton (Boonton, NJ). The Hornets record now stands at 7-3.