The Octorara Area Braves basketball team scored 53 points and limited the host Schuylkill Valley Panthers to 46 in the Braves non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Braves now possess a 11-1 record. They play next when they host Eastern Lebanon County for a Lancaster-Lebanon 3 game on Monday, January 6. Octorara Area will confront a Raiders team coming off a 67-42 non-league loss to Pottsville (Pottsville, PA). The Raiders record now stands at 3-6.

With the loss, Schuylkill Valley falls to 5-4 on the campaign. The Panthers host Hamburg (Hamburg, PA) to confront the Hawks in a Berks County 3 game on Monday, January 6. The Hawks go into the game with a record of 7-5. Hamburg won 70-51 in their recent non-league game against Pine Grove (Pine Grove, PA)