Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Mahwah Thunderbirds (Mahwah, NJ) and the visiting Secaucus Patriots (Secaucus, NJ), saw Mahwah's basketball squad hold off Secaucus by a tally of 49-45.

With the victory, Mahwah improves its record to 5-0 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds travel to Pascack Valley (Hillsdale, NJ) to play the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 28. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 3-2. Pascack Valley won 38-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Cresskill (Cresskill, NJ)

Next up, the Patriots play the Harrison Blue Tide (Harrison, NJ) in a North Jersey - Liberty challenge, on Wednesday, January 3. Secaucus will attempt to improve on its 4-1 season record.