Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the West Orange Mountaineers (West Orange, NJ) and the visiting West Essex Knights (North Caldwell, NJ), saw West Orange's basketball squad overcome West Essex by a tally of 54-35.

With the victory, West Orange improves its record to 9-9 on the campaign. The Mountaineers travel to Bayonne (Bayonne, NJ) to confront the Bees in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, February 8. The Bees go into the test with a record of 20-3. Bayonne won 76-48 in their recent non-league test against Immaculata (Somerville, NJ)

The Knights now own a 13-5 record. They play next when they host Cedar Grove for a non-league test on Tuesday, February 7. West Essex will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 34-24 non-league win over Livingston (Livingston, NJ). The Panthers record now stands at 5-11.