Wellsboro Hornets (Wellsboro, PA) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting North Penn-Mansfield Tigers (Mansfield, PA), 56-52 in a league bout.

With the victory, Wellsboro upgrades its record to 12-5 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Mansfield (Mansfield, PA) to play the Tigers in a bout on Thursday, February 1. The Tigers come into the bout with a record of 12-5. Mansfield lost 70-59 in their recent non-league bout against Troy (Troy, PA)