The Pocono Mountain West Panthers basketball team scored 67 points and limited the host Pleasant Valley Bears to 41 in the Panthers league triumph on Monday.

The Panthers now possess a 5-1 record. They play next when they host Liberty for a Eastern Pennsylvania - Steel game on Thursday, December 19. Pocono Mountain West will confront a Hurricanes team coming off a 71-34 league win over Emmaus (Emmaus, PA). The Hurricanes record now stands at 4-2.

With the loss, Pleasant Valley falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Bears host Nazareth Area (Nazareth, PA) to confront the Blue Eagles in a non-league game on Thursday, December 19. The Blue Eagles go into the game with a record of 3-1. Nazareth Area won 60-57 in their recent non-league game against William Allen (Allentown, PA)