The Middletown North Lions ran past the host Steinert Spartans basketball team by a final score of 60-40 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Lions face the Middletown South Eagles (Middletown, NJ) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 9. Middletown North will attempt to move on its 5-5 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 2-6 record after their 72-46 non-league loss to Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, NJ).

With the defeat, Steinert moves to 2-7 on the year. The Spartans host Ewing (Trenton, NJ) to face the Blue Devils in a Colonial Valley game on Tuesday, January 9. The Blue Devils enter the game with a record of 5-3. Ewing lost 53-49 in their recent league game against Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ)