The Payne Tech Lions basketball team (Newark, NJ), was toppled 53-39 in Saturday's league battle with the host East Orange Campus Jaguars (East Orange, NJ)

The Jaguars now possess a 3-6 record. They play next when they host West Side for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 10. East Orange Campus will clash with a Roughriders squad coming off a 73-62 league loss to East Side (Newark, NJ). The Roughriders record now stands at 1-5.

The Lions now own a 4-4 record. They play next when they travel to Roselle Catholic for a non-league outing on Thursday, January 12. Payne Tech will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 88-29 non-league win over Weequahic (Newark, NJ). The Lions record now stands at 4-3.