Montville Mustangs (Montville, NJ) fans left the game happy Thursday as they witnessed their ice hockey team hold off the host Mountain Lakes Lakers (Mountain Lakes, NJ), 5-4 in a non-league match.

The Mustangs (8-8) will now prepare for their match against Gill St. Bernard's (Gladstone, NJ). The Knights enter the non-league match with a 9-3 record. In their last match, Gill St. Bernard's tipped Parsippany Hills (Parsippany, NJ), 6-0, in a league match.

Next up, the Lakers clash with the Montclair Mounties (Montclair, NJ) in a match, on Friday, February 2. Mountain Lakes will attempt to advance on its 3-10 season record. The Mounties enter the match with a 11-4 record after their 4-1 league loss to Verona (Verona, NJ).