In Thursday's league outing, the Toms River North Mariners (Toms River, NJ) basketball squad beat the visiting Brick Township Green Dragons (Brick, NJ), by a count of 48-38.

The Mariners (2-7) will now prepare for their outing against Toms River South (Toms River, NJ). The Indians go into the Shore A - South outing with a 5-3 record. In their last outing, Toms River South was topped by Central Regional (Bayville, NJ), 48-39, in a non-league outing.

The Green Dragons now hold a 2-6 record. They play next when they host Lacey Township for a Shore A - South outing on Tuesday, January 9. Brick Township will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 38-27 league loss to Toms River East (Toms River, NJ). The Lions record now stands at 4-5.