The Wallkill Valley Rangers basketball team (Hamburg, NJ), was nudged 65-60 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Hackettstown Tigers (Hackettstown, NJ)

The Tigers now possess a 8-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to North Warren Regional for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 19. Hackettstown will confront a Patriots team coming off a 45-29 league loss to High Point (Sussex, NJ). The Patriots record now stands at 3-9.

The Rangers (8-4) will now prepare for their battle against Kittatinny Regional (Newton, NJ). The Cougars come into the Northwest Jersey - Freedom battle with a 0-8 record. In their last battle, Kittatinny Regional was nudged by Pompton Lakes (Pompton Lakes, NJ), 52-28, in a non-league battle.