The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears (Mahanoy City, PA) basketball were winner over the visiting Tamaqua Blue Raiders (Tamaqua, PA), 55-44 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Golden Bears now possess a 19-1 record. They play next when they travel to Pottsville for a Schuylkill County 1 bout on Friday, January 31. Mahanoy Area will play a Crimson Tide team coming off a 59-58 league loss to Pine Grove (Pine Grove, PA). The Crimson Tide record now stands at 14-6.

With the loss, Tamaqua falls to 6-14 on the campaign. The Blue raiders host Panther Valley (Lansford, PA) to play the Panthers in a Schuylkill County 1 bout on Friday, January 31. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 12-8. Panther Valley won 64-51 in their recent non-league bout against Lehigh Valley Academy (Bethlehem, PA)