The West Orange Mountaineers basketball team (West Orange, NJ), dropped 41-33 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting University Phoenix (Newark, NJ)

The Phoenix now sport a 13-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Central for a non-league battle on Saturday, February 4. University will battle a Blue Devils team coming off a 60-42 non-league win over Bloomfield (Bloomfield, NJ). The Blue Devils record now stands at 12-6.

The Mountaineers (8-9) will now prepare for their battle against West Essex (North Caldwell, NJ). The Knights come into the non-league battle with a 13-4 record. In their last battle, West Essex prevailed over Caldwell (West Caldwell, NJ), 48-46, in a non-league battle.