The Cedar Creek Pirates basketball team (Egg Harbor City, NJ), was overwhelmed 68-25 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Our Lady of Mercy Academy Villagers (Newfield, NJ)

The Villagers now possess a 3-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Vineland for a Cape/Atlantic - West battle on Wednesday, December 20. Our Lady of Mercy Academy will confront a Fighting Clan team coming off a 55-41 non-league loss to Atlantic County Institute of Tech (Mays Landing, NJ). The Fighting Clan record now stands at 1-2.

The Pirates (0-3) will now prepare for their battle against Bridgeton (Bridgeton, NJ). The Bulldogs come into the Cape/Atlantic - West battle with a 0-3 record. In their last battle, Bridgeton was overwhelmed by Millville (Millville, NJ), 42-28, in a league battle.