The Leonia Lions basketball squad (Leonia, NJ), lost 69-57 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Bogota Buccaneers (Bogota, NJ)

With the victory, Bogota advances its record to 2-1 on the year. The Buccaneers host Passaic County Tech (Wayne, NJ) to meet the Bulldogs in a non-league battle on Wednesday, January 1. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 0-4.

The Lions now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hawthorne for a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. Leonia will meet a Bears squad coming off a 52-33 non-league loss to Mahwah (Mahwah, NJ). The Bears record now stands at 1-3.