In Saturday's league outing, the Pittston Patriots (Pittston, PA) basketball squad nipped the visiting Berwick Bulldogs (Berwick, PA), by a margin of 51-48.

The Patriots (9-4) will now prepare for their outing against Crestwood (Mountain Top, PA). The Comets go into the Wyoming Valley 1 outing with a 9-6 record. In their last outing, Crestwood was tipped by Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, PA), 41-37, in a league outing.

The Bulldogs now own a 4-11 record. They play next when they host Hazleton Area for a Wyoming Valley 1 outing on Tuesday, January 24. Berwick will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 69-45 non-league loss to Spring-Ford (Royersford, PA). The Cougars record now stands at 9-6.