The Tamaqua Blue Raiders basketball team scored 63 points and limited the host Panther Valley Panthers to 52 in the Blue Raiders league triumph on Tuesday.

The Blue Raiders now possess a 4-8 record. They play next when they host North Schuylkill for a Schuylkill County 1 game on Thursday, January 9. Tamaqua will confront a Spartans team coming off a 54-28 league loss to Minersville (Minersville, PA). The Spartans record now stands at 3-10.

With the loss, Panther Valley falls to 8-4 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Pottsville (Pottsville, PA) to confront the Crimson Tide in a Schuylkill County 1 game on Wednesday, January 8. The Crimson Tide go into the game with a record of 7-5. Pottsville lost 62-47 in their recent league game against Mahanoy Area (Mahanoy City, PA)