The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hazleton Area Cougars (Hazleton, PA) and the host Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans (Nanticoke, PA), observed Hazleton Area's basketball team overwhelm Greater Nanticoke Area by a score of 84-54.

The Cougars (5-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Pittston (Pittston, PA). The Patriots come into the Wyoming Valley 1 challenge with a 5-4 record. In their last challenge, Pittston trounced Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke, PA), 58-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans battle the Dallas Mountaineers (Dallas, PA) in a Wyoming Valley 1 challenge, on Friday, January 10. Greater Nanticoke Area will attempt to improve on its 5-7 season record. The Mountaineers come into the challenge with a 9-4 record after their 57-49 league win over Wilkes-Barre (Wilkes-Barre, PA).