Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Montclair Mounties (Montclair, NJ) and the visiting West Essex Knights (North Caldwell, NJ), saw Montclair's basketball squad hold off West Essex by a tally of 62-59.

With the victory, Montclair improves its record to 8-4 on the campaign.

Next up, the Knights confront the Ridge Red Devil (Basking Ridge, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 9. West Essex will attempt to improve on its 13-5 season record. The Red Devil come into the challenge with a 16-4 record after their 48-46 non-league win over South Plainfield (South Plainfield, NJ).