The Palmyra Cougars basketball squad (Palmyra, PA), was nudged 46-40 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Ephrata Mountaineers (Ephrata, PA)

With the victory, Ephrata advances its record to 3-0 on the year. The Mountaineers host Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown, PA) to meet the Bears in a Lancaster-Lebanon 2 battle on Tuesday, December 10. The Bears enter the battle with a record of 1-3. Elizabethtown lost 55-50 in their recent non-league battle against Lampeter-Strasburg (Lampeter, PA)

The Cougars now own a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cedar Cliff for a Mid-Penn - Keystone battle on Wednesday, December 11.