The Westwood Cardinals (Washington Township, NJ) basketball nipped the host Mahwah Thunderbirds (Mahwah, NJ), 42-41 in Tuesday's league test.

The Cardinals (4-3) will now prepare for their test against River Dell (Oradell, NJ). The Golden Hawks go into the Big North - Patriot test with a 5-3 record. In their last test, River Dell was tipped by Ramsey (Ramsey, NJ), 40-36, in a league test.

The Thunderbirds now own a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Indian Hills for a non-league test on Thursday, January 5. Mahwah will encounter a Braves squad coming off a 57-53 non-league win over Pascack Hills (Montvale, NJ). The Braves record now stands at 5-1.