The West Caldwell Tech Eagles (West Caldwell, NJ) basketball nipped the visiting Plainfield Cardinals (Plainfield, NJ), 37-36 in Wednesday's non-league test.

The Eagles (1-1) will now prepare for their test against Mountain Lakes (Mountain Lakes, NJ). The Lakers go into the non-league test with a 1-5 record.

The Cardinals now own a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Union Catholic for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 3. Plainfield will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 64-45 non-league win over North Star Academy (Newark, NJ). The Vikings record now stands at 3-3.