In Thursday's league match, the visiting Nazareth Area Blue Eagles basketball team scored a tight 62-56 triumph over the Louis E. Dieruff Huskies.

In their next game, the Blue Eagles meet the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals (Swiftwater, PA) in a non-league match, on Saturday, January 6. Nazareth Area will attempt to better on its 6-3 season record.

With the defeat, Louis E. Dieruff moves to 4-5 on the year. The Huskies host William Allen (Allentown, PA) to meet the Canaries in a Lehigh Valley match on Saturday, January 6. The Canaries enter the match with a record of 2-8. William Allen lost 67-55 in their recent non-league match against East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry, PA)