The Barnegat Bengals basketball team (Barnegat, NJ), was nudged 56-51 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Middletown North Lions (Middletown, NJ)

The Lions now possess a 12-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Neptune for a non-league battle on Thursday, February 22. Middletown North will confront a Scarlet Fliers team coming off a 58-21 non-league loss to Ocean Township (Oakhurst, NJ). The Scarlet Fliers record now stands at 14-11.

The Bengals (10-12) will now prepare for their battle against Brick Memorial (Brick, NJ). The Mustangs come into the non-league battle with a 14-10 record. In their last battle, Brick Memorial edged Manalapan (Englishtown, NJ), 52-49, in a non-league battle.