Ellwood City Wolverine (Ellwood City, PA) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Mohawk Area Warriors (Bessemer, PA), 65-46 in a league bout.

With the win, Ellwood City upgrades its record to 9-4 on the season. The Wolverine travel to Beaver Falls (Beaver Falls, PA) to face the Tigers in a WPIAL 3A 1 game on Thursday, January 11. The Tigers enter the game with a record of 5-2.

With the defeat, Mohawk Area moves to 7-5 on the year. The Warriors host Neshannock (New Castle, PA) to face the Lancers in a non-league game on Thursday, January 11. The Lancers enter the game with a record of 7-3. Neshannock won 53-21 in their recent league game against Riverside (Ellwood City, PA)