Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the West Orange Mountaineers (West Orange, NJ) and the host Nutley Maroon Raiders (Nutley, NJ), saw West Orange's basketball squad hold off Nutley by a count of 44-41.

With the victory, West Orange upgrades its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Mountaineers travel to Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove, NJ) to play the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 14. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 5-4. Cedar Grove won 33-19 in their recent non-league challenge against Golda Och Academy (West Orange, NJ)

Next up, the Maroon Raiders play the Golda Och Academy (West Orange, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 14. Nutley will attempt to upgrade on its 2-9 season record. The come into the challenge with a 1-5 record after their 33-19 non-league loss to Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove, NJ).