The Easton Area Rovers basketball squad (Easton, PA), was nudged 56-49 in Friday's league battle with the host Freedom Patriots (Bethlehem, PA)

With the victory, Freedom advances its record to 3-3 on the year. The Patriots travel to Dallas (Dallas, PA) to meet the Mountaineers in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 14. The Mountaineers enter the battle with a record of 3-2. Dallas won 63-29 in their recent non-league battle against Lake-Lehman (Lehman, PA)

The Rovers now own a 2-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Louis E. Dieruff for a Eastern Pennsylvania - Steel battle on Monday, December 16.