Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Hazleton Area Cougars (Hazleton, PA) and the visiting Pittston Patriots (Pittston, PA), saw Hazleton Area's basketball squad wallop Pittston by a tally of 52-30.

With the victory, Hazleton Area improves its record to 12-1 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Tunkhannock (Tunkhannock, PA) to play the Tigers in a challenge on Friday, January 26. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 0-1.