In Thursday's league outing, the Eastern Vikings (Voorhees, NJ) basketball squad edged the host Cherry Hill East Cougars (Cherry Hill, NJ), by a margin of 60-53.

The Vikings (18-2) will now prepare for their outing against Wildwood Catholic (North Wildwood, NJ). The Crusaders go into the non-league outing with a 7-12 record. In their last match, Wildwood Catholic was nipped by Middle Township (Cape May Court House, NJ), 57-47, in a league match.

With the defeat, Cherry Hill East moves to 6-11 on the year. The Cougars travel to Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly, NJ) to meet the Red Devils in a non-league match on Saturday, January 27. The Red Devils enter the match with a record of 10-7. Rancocas Valley won 67-52 in their recent non-league match against Highland Regional (Blackwood, NJ)