The Barnegat Bengals (Barnegat, NJ) basketball edged the host Point Pleasant Boro Panthers (Point Pleasant, NJ), 58-53 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Bengals now possess a 8-6 record. They play next when they host Ocean Township for a non-league bout on Friday, January 24. Barnegat will play a Spartans team coming off a 49-34 league loss to Long Branch (Long Branch, NJ). The Spartans record now stands at 3-11.

With the loss, Point Pleasant Boro falls to 10-4 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to St. Rose (Belmar, NJ) to play the Purple Roses in a Shore A - Central bout on Friday, January 24. The Purple Roses go into the bout with a record of 10-4. St. Rose won 61-48 in their recent league bout against Manasquan (Manasquan, NJ)