The Carlisle Thundering Herd (Carlisle, PA) basketball felled the host Harrisburg Cougars (Harrisburg, PA), 69-56 in Friday's league test.

The Thundering Herd (10-3) will now prepare for their test against Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg, PA). The Eagles go into the Mid-Penn - Commonwealth test with a 12-1 record. In their last test, Cumberland Valley thwarted Williamsport (Williamsport, PA), 67-50, in a non-league test.

The Cougars now own a 3-9 record. They play next when they travel to Milton Hershey for a non-league test on Saturday, January 13. Harrisburg will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 69-45 league loss to Mechanicsburg (Mechanicsburg, PA). The Spartans record now stands at 1-7.