Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Mars Fightin' Planets (Mars, PA) and the visiting West Allegheny Indians (Imperial, PA), saw Mars's basketball squad wallop West Allegheny by a tally of 82-56.

With the victory, Mars improves its record to 7-2 on the campaign. The Fightin' Planets travel to South Fayette (McDonald, PA) to play the Lions in a WPIAL 5A 4 challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 7-3. South Fayette lost 60-53 in their recent league challenge against Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville, PA)

Next up, the Indians play the Avella Eagles (Avella, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 7. West Allegheny will attempt to improve on its 4-6 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 2-11 record after their 60-41 league loss to Rochester (Rochester, PA).