The Elmwood Park Crusaders basketball team (Elmwood Park, NJ), dropped 45-34 in Friday's league battle with the host Manchester Regional Falcons (Haledon, NJ)

The Falcons now sport a 3-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Garfield for a Bergen/Passaic - King battle on Monday, January 8. Manchester Regional will clash with a Boilermakers squad coming off a 54-42 non-league loss to Passaic Valley (Little Falls, NJ). The Boilermakers record now stands at 4-5.

Next up, the Crusaders clash with the Lodi Rams (Lodi, NJ) in a Bergen/Passaic - King bout, on Monday, January 8. Elmwood Park will attempt to upgrade on its 1-8 season record. The Rams go into the bout with a 5-3 record after their 62-30 non-league loss to Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology (Paterson, NJ).