The Columbia Cougars basketball squad (Maplewood, NJ), was outscored 72-63 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Lyndhurst Golden Bears (Lyndhurst, NJ)

With the victory, Lyndhurst advances its record to 2-4 on the year. The Golden Bears host Weehawken (Weehawken, NJ) to meet the Indians in a Northwest Jersey - National battle on Friday, January 3. The Indians enter the battle with a record of 5-0. Weehawken won 43-30 in their recent non-league battle against Hawthorne (Hawthorne, NJ)

The Cougars now own a 2-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to North Bergen for a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. Columbia will meet a Bruins squad coming off a 63-46 non-league loss to River Dell (Oradell, NJ). The Bruins record now stands at 0-4.