The Glen Ridge Ridgers (Glen Ridge, NJ) basketball nipped the host Cedar Grove Panthers (Cedar Grove, NJ), 53-51 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Ridgers (7-6) will now prepare for their test against American History (Newark, NJ). The Bald Eagles go into the non-league test with a 7-4 record. In their last test, American History was tipped by Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair, NJ), 78-72, in a non-league test.

The Panthers now own a 4-8 record. They play next when they host Eagle Academy for a Super Essex - Freedom test on Tuesday, January 23. Cedar Grove will encounter a squad coming off a 67-62 non-league win over Nutley (Nutley, NJ). The record now stands at 4-6.