The New Castle Hurricanes topped the host North Allegheny Tigers basketball team by a final score of 62-53 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Hurricanes face the Butler Golden Tornado (Butler, PA) in a WPIAL 6A 1 game, on Tuesday, January 31. New Castle will attempt to move on its 15-2 season record. The Golden Tornado enter the game with a 14-4 record after their 78-71 league win over Seneca Valley (Harmony, PA).

With the defeat, North Allegheny moves to 7-9 on the year. The Tigers travel to Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, PA) to face the Rams in a WPIAL 6A 1 game on Tuesday, January 31. The Rams enter the game with a record of 4-12. Pine-Richland lost 60-44 in their recent league game against Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA)