The Colts Neck Cougars basketball squad (Colts Neck, NJ), was outscored 55-45 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Red Bank Regional Bucs (Little Silver, NJ)

With the victory, Red Bank Regional advances its record to 4-0 on the year. The Bucs host Long Branch (Long Branch, NJ) to meet the Green Wave in a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. The Green Wave enter the battle with a record of 0-1.

The Cougars now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Neptune for a Shore A - Central battle on Saturday, December 21. Colts Neck will meet a Scarlet Fliers squad coming off a 39-30 non-league win over Ocean Township (Oakhurst, NJ). The Scarlet Fliers record now stands at 2-0.