Kohelet Yeshiva (Merion Station, PA) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the host Barrack Hebrew Academy Cougars (Bryn Mawr, PA), 56-53 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Kohelet Yeshiva upgrades its record to 12-4 on the season. The travel to Girard College (Philadelphia, PA) to clash with the Cavaliers in a Penn-Jersey bout on Tuesday, January 23. The Cavaliers go into the bout with a record of 6-9.

Next up, the Cougars clash with the Academy of the New Church Lions (Bryn Athyn, PA) in a Friends Schools bout, on Thursday, January 25. Barrack Hebrew Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 2-3 season record.