The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles topped the visiting Pocono Mountain East Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 71-54 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Blue Eagles face the Easton Area Rovers (Easton, PA) in a Lehigh Valley game, on Monday, January 8. Nazareth Area will attempt to move on its 7-3 season record. The Rovers enter the game with a 4-8 record after their 62-48 league loss to Liberty (Bethlehem, PA).

With the defeat, Pocono Mountain East moves to 6-5 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Pocono Mountain West (Pocono Summit, PA) to face the Panthers in a Eastern Pennsylvania - Mountain game on Monday, January 8. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 9-2. Pocono Mountain West won 71-40 in their recent non-league game against Northampton (Northampton, PA)