In Wednesday's league outing, the Sussex County Tech (Sparta, NJ) basketball squad felled the host Hopatcong Chiefs (Hopatcong, NJ), by a margin of 52-41.

The (9-3) will now prepare for their outing against Somerset Tech (Bridgewater, NJ). The Jaguars go into the non-league outing with a 5-10 record. In their last outing, Somerset Tech thwarted Warren County Tech (Washington, NJ), 93-45, in a non-league outing.

The Chiefs now own a 2-11 record. They play next when they travel to Lenape Valley for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 27. Hopatcong will clash with a Patriots squad coming off a 53-31 league win over Newton (Newton, NJ). The Patriots record now stands at 9-7.