In Thursday's non-league outing, the Glen Ridge Ridgers (Glen Ridge, NJ) basketball squad edged the host Verona Hillbillies (Verona, NJ), by a count of 36-33.

The Ridgers (12-0) will now prepare for their outing against Barringer (Newark, NJ). The Blue Bears go into the non-league outing with a 4-4 record. In their last outing, Barringer held off Shabazz (Newark, NJ), 38-9, in a non-league outing.

The Hillbillies now hold a 5-3 record. They play next when they travel to Shabazz for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 14. Verona will clash with a Bulldogs squad coming off a 38-9 non-league loss to Barringer (Newark, NJ). The Bulldogs record now stands at 1-6.