The Toms River East Raiders (Toms River, NJ) basketball were winner over the visiting Lacey Township Lions (Lanoka Harbor, NJ), 49-41 in Thursday's league bout.

The Raiders now possess a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to Donovan Catholic for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. Toms River East will play a Griffins team coming off a 34-33 non-league win over Toms River South (Toms River, NJ). The Griffins record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Lacey Township falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Lions host Central Regional (Bayville, NJ) to play the Golden Eagles in a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. The Golden Eagles go into the bout with a record of 0-4. Central Regional lost 55-30 in their recent non-league bout against Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson, NJ)