In Friday's non-league outing, the Pleasant Valley Bears (Brodheadsville, PA) basketball squad beat the host Pocono Mountain East Cardinals (Swiftwater, PA), by a count of 60-41.

The Bears (1-2) will now prepare for their outing against Freedom (Bethlehem, PA). The Patriots go into the non-league outing with a 3-1 record. In their last outing, Freedom defeated Spring-Ford (Royersford, PA), 55-33, in a non-league outing.

The Cardinals now hold a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Palmerton for a non-league outing on Saturday, December 10. Pocono Mountain East will clash with a Blue Bombers squad coming off a 57-30 league win over Pen Argyl (Pen Argyl, PA). The Blue Bombers record now stands at 3-0.