The Wilkes-Barre basketball team (Wilkes-Barre, PA), was nudged 40-35 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Pittston Patriots (Pittston, PA)

The Patriots now possess a 6-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Dallas for a Wyoming Valley 1 battle on Thursday, January 12. Pittston will confront a Mountaineers team coming off a 35-34 non-league win over Tunkhannock (Tunkhannock, PA). The Mountaineers record now stands at 3-3.

The (2-1) will now prepare for their battle against Hazleton Area (Hazleton, PA). The Cougars come into the Wyoming Valley 1 battle with a 10-2 record. In their last battle, Hazleton Area edged Crestwood (Mountain Top, PA), 52-46, in a league battle.