Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Carbondale Area Chargers (Carbondale, PA) and the visiting Lakeland Chiefs (Jermyn, PA), saw Carbondale Area's basketball squad hold off Lakeland by a tally of 65-64.

With the victory, Carbondale Area improves its record to 12-4 on the campaign. The Chargers host Old Forge (Old Forge, PA) to confront the Blue Devils in a Lackawanna 3 challenge on Monday, February 5. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a record of 9-5.

Next up, the Chiefs confront the Holy Cross Crusaders (Dunmore, PA) in a Lackawanna 3 challenge, on Monday, February 5. Lakeland will attempt to improve on its 7-11 season record. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a 16-2 record after their 77-52 league win over Mid Valley (Throop, PA).