The Wallkill Valley Rangers basketball team (Hamburg, NJ), dropped 64-45 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Hackettstown Tigers (Hackettstown, NJ)

The Tigers now sport a 11-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Newton for a Northwest Jersey - Freedom battle on Thursday, February 1. Hackettstown will battle a Braves team coming off a 62-46 non-league loss to Mount Olive (Flanders, NJ). The Braves record now stands at 3-15.

The Rangers (7-12) will now prepare for their battle against Bernards (Bernardsville, NJ). The Mountaineers come into the non-league battle with a 10-6 record. In their last battle, Bernards prevailed over South Plainfield (South Plainfield, NJ), 79-61, in a non-league battle.