The St. Mary Gaels (Rutherford, NJ) basketball edged the host Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology Lions (Paterson, NJ), 55-53 in Wednesday's non-league bout.

The Gaels now possess a 8-2 record. They play next when they host Becton for a non-league bout on Friday, January 17. St. Mary will play a Wildcats team coming off a 57-48 non-league loss to Lodi (Lodi, NJ). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-7.

With the loss, Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology falls to 8-7 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Lodi (Lodi, NJ) to battle the Rams in a non-league contest on Friday, January 17. The Rams go into the contest with a record of 5-5. Lodi won 57-48 in their recent non-league contest against Becton (East Rutherford, NJ)