The Dunellen Destroyers basketball squad (Dunellen, NJ), was nudged 62-61 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Manville Mustangs (Manville, NJ)

With the victory, Manville advances its record to 4-0 on the year. The Mustangs host Bernards (Bernardsville, NJ) to meet the Mountaineers in a Skyland - Valley battle on Friday, January 3. The Mountaineers enter the battle with a record of 2-3.

The Destroyers now own a 2-2 record. They play next when they host Perth Amboy Vo-Tech for a Greater Middlesex - Gold bout on Thursday, January 2. Dunellen will play a Patriots team coming off a 52-45 non-league loss to Central Jersey College Prep (Somerset, NJ). The Patriots record now stands at 0-2.