The Morris Hills Knights basketball squad (Rockaway, NJ), was nudged 38-31 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Roxbury Gaels (Succasunna, NJ)

With the victory, Roxbury advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Gaels travel to Hopatcong (Hopatcong, NJ) to meet the Chiefs in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 21. The Chiefs enter the battle with a record of 0-2. Hopatcong lost 62-23 in their recent league battle against Kittatinny Regional (Newton, NJ)

The Knights now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mount Olive for a Northwest Jersey - National battle on Thursday, December 19. Morris Hills will meet a Marauders squad coming off a 66-23 league loss to Sparta (Sparta, NJ). The Marauders record now stands at 0-1.