The Kennedy Memorial Mustangs basketball team (Iselin, NJ), was nudged 58-54 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host McNair Academic Cougars (Jersey City, NJ)

The Cougars now possess a 2-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Passaic Arts & Science Charter for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 28. McNair Academic will confront a team coming off a 51-50 non-league win over Ferris (Jersey City, NJ). The record now stands at 2-1.

The Mustangs (1-5) will now prepare for their battle against South Plainfield (South Plainfield, NJ). The Tigers come into the Greater Middlesex - Blue battle with a 3-3 record. In their last battle, South Plainfield was nudged by Edison (Edison, NJ), 61-49, in a non-league battle.