The New Castle Hurricanes basketball squad (New Castle, PA), was nudged 57-54 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Seneca Valley Raiders (Harmony, PA)

With the victory, Seneca Valley advances its record to 5-7 on the year. The Raiders host Butler (Butler, PA) to meet the Golden Tornado in a WPIAL 6A 1 battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Golden Tornado enter the battle with a record of 8-3. Butler won 61-59 in their recent league battle against Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh, PA)

The Hurricanes now own a 8-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pine-Richland for a WPIAL 6A 1 battle on Tuesday, January 7. New Castle will meet a Rams squad coming off a 50-28 league win over North Hills (Pittsburgh, PA). The Rams record now stands at 5-3.