The Deer Lakes Lancers defeated the host Valley Vikings basketball squad by a final score of 78-59 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Lancers clash with the Plum Mustangs (Pittsburgh, PA) in a non-league outing, on Monday, December 23. Deer Lakes will attempt to upgrade on its 6-1 season record.

The Vikings (2-2) will now prepare for their outing against Norwin (North Huntingdon, PA). The Knights come into the non-league outing with a 3-3 record. In their last outing, Norwin went down by Imani Christian Academy (Pittsburgh, PA), 73-28, in a league outing.