The Louis E. Dieruff Huskies basketball team (Allentown, PA), was nudged 78-77 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Pocono Mountain East Cardinals (Swiftwater, PA)

The Cardinals now possess a 2-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pocono Mountain West for a non-league battle on Friday, January 13. Pocono Mountain East will battle a Panthers team coming off a 68-42 non-league win over William Allen (Allentown, PA). The Panthers record now stands at 8-2.

The Huskies (3-11) will now prepare for their battle against Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem, PA). The Hawks come into the Lehigh Valley battle with a 7-3 record. In their last battle, Bethlehem Catholic edged Nazareth Area (Nazareth, PA), 74-65, in a league battle.