Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Middletown Blue Raiders (Middletown, PA) and the visiting Fleetwood Tigers (Fleetwood, PA), saw Middletown's basketball squad hold off Fleetwood by a tally of 57-51.

With the victory, Middletown improves its record to 5-1 on the campaign. The Blue Raiders host Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, PA) to play the Crusaders in a Mid-Penn - Capital challenge on Monday, January 2. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a record of 3-0. Bishop McDevitt won 46-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Wilson (West Lawn, PA)

Next up, the Tigers play the Hamburg Hawks (Hamburg, PA) in a Berks County 3 challenge, on Friday, January 6. Fleetwood will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record.