The Parsippany Hills Vikings basketball team (Parsippany, NJ), was nudged 52-45 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Sparta Spartans (Sparta, NJ)

The Spartans now possess a 8-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host West Morris Mendham for a Northwest Jersey - American battle on Thursday, January 19. Sparta will confront a Minutemen team coming off a 52-51 league win over West Morris Central (Chester, NJ). The Minutemen record now stands at 8-4.

The Vikings (5-5) will now prepare for their battle against Pequannock (Pompton Plains, NJ). The Golden Panthers come into the non-league battle with a 10-2 record. In their last battle, Pequannock was nudged by Madison (Madison, NJ), 70-66, in a non-league battle.