The Central Regional Golden Eagles basketball squad (Bayville, NJ), was nudged 30-28 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Manasquan Warriors (Manasquan, NJ)

With the victory, Manasquan advances its record to 6-1 on the year. The Warriors travel to Freehold Boro (Freehold, NJ) to meet the Colonials in a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. The Colonials enter the battle with a record of 5-2. Freehold Boro lost 65-57 in their recent non-league battle against Red Bank Regional (Little Silver, NJ)

The Golden Eagles now own a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lacey Township for a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. Central Regional will meet a Lions squad coming off a 58-36 non-league loss to Shore Regional (West Long Branch, NJ). The Lions record now stands at 2-2.