The Mars Fightin' Planets (Mars, PA) basketball edged the host Greater Latrobe Wildcats (Latrobe, PA), 63-59 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Fightin' Planets now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to Blackhawk for a WPIAL 5A 4 test on Friday, December 12. Mars will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 78-46 non-league loss to Mohawk Area (Bessemer, PA). The Cougars record now stands at 2-2.

The Wildcats (2-2) will now prepare for their test against Gateway (Monroeville, PA). The Gators come into the WPIAL 5A 1 test with a 0-1 record. In their last test, Gateway was nipped by York Suburban (York, PA), 68-50, in a non-league test.