The DePaul Catholic Spartans basketball team (Wayne, NJ), was nudged 67-65 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Passaic Valley Hornets (Little Falls, NJ)

The Hornets now possess a 7-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host DePaul Catholic for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 18. Passaic Valley will confront a Spartans team coming off a 78-48 league loss to Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ). The Spartans record now stands at 7-7.

The Spartans (7-8) will now prepare for their battle against Passaic Valley (Little Falls, NJ). The Hornets come into the non-league battle with a 6-4 record. In their last battle, Passaic Valley was nudged by Passaic Arts & Science Charter (Passaic, NJ), 46-45, in a non-league contest.