The Southern Regional Rams basketball team scored 55 points and restricted the visiting Manalapan Braves to 27 in the Rams non-league victory on Saturday.

The Rams now sport a 8-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lacey Township for a Shore A - South contest on Tuesday, January 16. Southern Regional will battle a Lions team coming off a 41-30 non-league win over Raritan (Hazlet, NJ). The Lions record now stands at 5-6.

The Braves (2-9) will now prepare for their contest against Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, NJ). The Caseys come into the Shore A - Central contest with a 11-2 record. In their last contest, Red Bank Catholic triumphed over St. Rose (Belmar, NJ), 58-34, in a non-league contest.