The West Orange Mountaineers (West Orange, NJ) basketball edged the visiting Montclair Kimberley Academy Cougars (Montclair, NJ), 42-40 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Mountaineers now possess a 5-2 record. They play next when they host Shabazz for a non-league bout on Thursday, January 9. West Orange will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 42-40 league loss to Barringer (Newark, NJ). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-4.

With the loss, Montclair Kimberley Academy falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Verona (Verona, NJ) to play the Hillbillies in a Super Essex - Independence bout on Thursday, January 9. The Hillbillies go into the bout with a record of 4-1. Verona won 54-51 in their recent non-league bout against West Caldwell Tech (West Caldwell, NJ)