The Mahwah Thunderbirds basketball team (Mahwah, NJ), dropped 50-42 in Tuesday's league battle with the host River Dell Golden Hawks (Oradell, NJ)

The Golden Hawks now possess a 8-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Ridgefield Park for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 18. River Dell will battle a Scarlets team coming off a 51-42 league loss to Dumont (Dumont, NJ). The Scarlets record now stands at 8-4.

The Thunderbirds (11-2) will now prepare for their battle against NV - Old Tappan (Old Tappan, NJ). The Golden Knights come into the non-league battle with a 9-5 record. In their last battle, NV - Old Tappan prevailed over Pascack Valley (Hillsdale, NJ), 55-51, in a league battle.