The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Central Dauphin East Panthers (Harrisburg, PA) and the host State College Little Lions (State College, PA), observed Central Dauphin East's basketball team edge State College by a score of 57-51.

The Panthers (5-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Harrisburg (Harrisburg, PA). The Cougars come into the Mid-Penn - Commonwealth challenge with a 5-11 record. In their last challenge, Harrisburg was tipped by Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg, PA), 56-34, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Little Lions encounter the Carlisle Thundering Herd (Carlisle, PA) in a Mid-Penn - Commonwealth challenge, on Friday, January 24. State College will attempt to improve on its 8-7 season record. The Thundering Herd come into the challenge with a 9-5 record after their 71-43 league win over Altoona (Altoona, PA).