The West Milford Highlanders basketball team (West Milford, NJ), was nudged 51-44 in Thursday's league battle with the host Passaic Valley Hornets (Little Falls, NJ)

The Hornets now possess a 5-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Garfield for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 6. Passaic Valley will battle a Boilermakers team coming off a 59-37 non-league win over Saddle Brook (Saddle Brook, NJ). The Boilermakers record now stands at 4-4.

The Highlanders (2-8) will now prepare for their battle against Hawthorne Christian (Hawthorne, NJ). The Defenders come into the non-league battle with a 2-6 record. In their last battle, Hawthorne Christian was nudged by Glen Rock (Glen Rock, NJ), 59-32, in a non-league battle.