The Red Land Patriots basketball team (Lewisberry, PA), was nudged 42-36 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Mechanicsburg Wildcats (Mechanicsburg, PA)

The Wildcats now possess a 11-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hershey for a Mid-Penn - Keystone battle on Friday, January 27. Mechanicsburg will confront a Trojans team coming off a 63-62 league win over Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown, PA). The Trojans record now stands at 10-5.

The Patriots (10-7) will now prepare for their battle against Milton Hershey (Hershey, PA). The Spartans come into the Mid-Penn - Keystone battle with a 10-3 record. In their last battle, Milton Hershey edged Palmyra (Palmyra, PA), 63-53, in a league battle.