The Tamaqua Blue Raiders basketball team (Tamaqua, PA), dropped 45-25 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Pine Grove Cardinals (Pine Grove, PA)

The Cardinals now possess a 4-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hamburg for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 23. Pine Grove will battle a Hawks team coming off a 61-55 non-league loss to Antietam (Reading, PA). The Hawks record now stands at 1-3.

The Blue Raiders (0-7) will now prepare for their battle against Schuylkill Valley (Leesport, PA). The Panthers come into the non-league battle with a 4-1 record. In their last battle, Schuylkill Valley prevailed over Kutztown (Kutztown, PA), 57-56, in a league battle.