The Spotswood Chargers basketball squad (Spotswood, NJ), was nudged 55-53 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Somerville Pioneers (Somerville, NJ)

With the victory, Somerville advances its record to 4-0 on the year. The Pioneers host Middlesex (Middlesex, NJ) to meet the Bluejays in a non-league battle on Thursday, January 2. The Bluejays enter the battle with a record of 4-1. Middlesex won 53-51 in their recent non-league battle against Piscataway Vo-Tech (Piscataway, NJ)

The Chargers now own a 1-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Edison for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 4. Spotswood will meet a Eagles squad coming off a 63-55 non-league win over Kennedy Memorial (Iselin, NJ). The Eagles record now stands at 2-2.