In Tuesday's league outing, the Payne Tech Lions (Newark, NJ) basketball squad nipped the host Verona Hillbillies (Verona, NJ), by a margin of 39-38.

The Lions (13-7) will now prepare for their outing against Livingston (Livingston, NJ). The Lancers go into the Super Essex - Colonial outing with a 8-15 record. In their last outing, Livingston got by Newark Tech (Newark, NJ), 40-10, in a non-league outing.

The Hillbillies now own a 14-5 record. They play next when they travel to East Side for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 8. Verona will encounter a Red Raiders squad coming off a 50-49 non-league loss to Millburn (Millburn, NJ). The Red Raiders record now stands at 8-13.