The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Verona Hillbillies (Verona, NJ) and the host West Caldwell Tech Eagles (West Caldwell, NJ), observed Verona's basketball team edge West Caldwell Tech by a score of 54-51.

The Hillbillies (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Newark Vocational (Newark, NJ). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 0-4 record. In their last challenge, Newark Vocational was tipped by Kearny Christian Academy (Kearny, NJ), 49-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Newark Academy Minutemen (Livingston, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 9. West Caldwell Tech will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Minutemen come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 44-42 non-league win over Glen Ridge (Glen Ridge, NJ).