The West Caldwell Tech Eagles basketball squad (West Caldwell, NJ), was nudged 43-40 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Hackettstown Tigers (Hackettstown, NJ)

With the victory, Hackettstown advances its record to 6-3 on the year. The Tigers host High Point (Sussex, NJ) to meet the Wildcats in a Northwest Jersey - Freedom battle on Monday, January 20. The Wildcats enter the battle with a record of 5-4.

The Eagles now own a 4-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host College Achieve for a non-league battle on Monday, January 20. West Caldwell Tech will meet a Knights squad coming off a 72-42 non-league loss to Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ). The Knights record now stands at 7-8.