The Middletown North Lions basketball team (Middletown, NJ), dropped 27-18 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Colts Neck Cougars (Colts Neck, NJ)

The Cougars now sport a 7-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sparta for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 27. Colts Neck will battle a Spartans team coming off a 47-42 non-league loss to Morristown (Morristown, NJ). The Spartans record now stands at 3-13.

The Lions (6-11) will now prepare for their battle against Old Bridge (Old Bridge, NJ). The Knights come into the non-league battle with a 6-11 record. In their last battle, Old Bridge prevailed over North Brunswick (North Brunswick, NJ), 58-30, in a non-league battle.