The Nutley Maroon Raiders basketball team (Nutley, NJ), was toppled 60-50 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host West Orange Mountaineers (West Orange, NJ)

The Mountaineers now possess a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Livingston for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 17. West Orange will confront a Lancers team coming off a 50-27 league win over Newark Academy (Livingston, NJ). The Lancers record now stands at 1-0.

The Maroon Raiders (0-1) will now prepare for their battle against Science Park (Newark, NJ). The Chargers come into the Super Essex - Freedom battle with a 0-1 record. In their last battle, Science Park was toppled by Shabazz (Newark, NJ), 47-41, in a non-league battle.