Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Minersville Battlin' Miners (Minersville, PA) and the host Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Red Raiders (Coal Township, PA), saw Minersville's basketball squad knock off Our Lady of Lourdes Regional by a tally of 43-31.

With the victory, Minersville improves its record to 8-2 on the campaign. The Battlin' Miners host Tamaqua (Tamaqua, PA) to play the Blue Raiders in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 27. The Blue Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 12-5.

Next up, the Red Raiders play the Meadowbrook Christian (Milton, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 27. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional will attempt to advance on its 10-6 season record. The go into the test with a 16-0 record after their 43-28 non-league win over South Williamsport (South Williamsport, PA).