The Jefferson Township Falcons basketball team (Oak Ridge, NJ), was nudged 55-54 in Friday's league battle with the host Hackettstown Tigers (Hackettstown, NJ)

The Tigers now sport a 6-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Nottingham for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 7. Hackettstown will battle a Northstars team coming off a 35-33 league loss to Steinert (Hamilton, NJ). The Northstars record now stands at 4-3.

The Falcons (5-2) will now prepare for their battle against Hopatcong (Hopatcong, NJ). The Chiefs come into the non-league battle with a 0-7 record. In their last battle, Hopatcong was nudged by Dover (Dover, NJ), 54-16, in a non-league contest.