In Monday's league outing, the Ward Melville Patriots (East Setauket, NY) basketball squad nipped the visiting Longwood Lions (Middle Island, NY), by a margin of 54-51.

The Patriots (7-3) will now prepare for their outing against Walt Whitman (Huntington Station, NY). The Wildcats go into the Section 11 AAA-1 outing with a 5-7 record.

The Lions now own a 1-3 record. They play next when they host Riverhead for a Section 11 AAA-1 outing on Wednesday, February 7. Longwood will clash with a Blue Waves squad coming off a 67-55 league win over Central Islip (Central Islip, NY). The Blue Waves record now stands at 1-9.