The Montclair Mounties topped the visiting Orange Tornadoes basketball team by a final score of 59-46 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Mounties face the Bloomfield Bengals (Bloomfield, NJ) in a Super Essex - Liberty game, on Thursday, January 7. Montclair will attempt to move on its 4-1 season record. The Bengals enter the game with a 3-4 record after their 54-49 non-league win over Elizabeth (Elizabeth, NJ).

With the defeat, Orange moves to 2-6 on the year. The Tornadoes travel to Columbia (Maplewood, NJ) to face the Cougars in a non-league game on Thursday, January 7. The Cougars enter the game with a record of 2-5. Columbia lost 56-51 in their recent non-league game against East Orange Campus (East Orange, NJ)