The Cedar Grove Panthers basketball squad (Cedar Grove, NJ), was nudged 27-24 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Montclair Mounties (Montclair, NJ)

With the victory, Montclair advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Mounties host East Orange Campus (East Orange, NJ) to meet the Jaguars in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 19. The Jaguars enter the battle with a record of 0-0.

The Panthers now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bloomfield for a Super Essex - Liberty battle on Thursday, December 19. Cedar Grove will meet a Bengals squad coming off a 49-40 non-league win over North Star Academy (Newark, NJ). The Bengals record now stands at 1-0.