The Cranford Cougars basketball team (Cranford, NJ), was nudged 43-39 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders (Scotch Plains, NJ)

The Raiders now possess a 3-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to West Morris Mendham for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 23. Scotch Plains-Fanwood will confront a Minutemen team coming off a 55-38 league win over Roxbury (Succasunna, NJ). The Minutemen record now stands at 5-0.

The Cougars (1-2) will now prepare for their battle against River Dell (Oradell, NJ). The Golden Hawks come into the non-league battle with a 2-2 record. In their last battle, River Dell edged Fort Lee (Fort Lee, NJ), 46-12, in a non-league battle.