The New Providence Pioneers (New Providence, NJ) basketball knocked off the visiting Cranford Cougars (Cranford, NJ), 59-46 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Pioneers (5-1) will now prepare for their test against Abraham Clark (Roselle, NJ). The Rams go into the non-league test with a 5-0 record. In their last test, Abraham Clark notched a victory over Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 72-53, in a league test.

The Cougars now own a 1-5 record. They play next when they host Delaware Valley for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 3. Cranford will encounter a Terriers squad coming off a 83-64 non-league win over North Warren Regional (Blairstown, NJ). The Terriers record now stands at 5-1.