In Saturday's league outing, the Passaic Valley Hornets (Little Falls, NJ) basketball squad nipped the host Wayne Hills Patriots (Wayne, NJ), by a margin of 64-61.

The Hornets (10-5) will now prepare for their outing against West Milford (West Milford, NJ). The Highlanders go into the Big North - Independence outing with a 8-10 record. In their last outing, West Milford got by Fair Lawn (Fair Lawn, NJ), 61-60, in a league outing.

The Patriots now own a 9-9 record. They play next when they travel to Fair Lawn for a Big North - Independence outing on Tuesday, January 30. Wayne Hills will encounter a Cutters squad coming off a 61-60 league loss to West Milford (West Milford, NJ). The Cutters record now stands at 12-5.