Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Old Forge Blue Devils (Old Forge, PA) and the visiting Mid Valley Spartans (Throop, PA), saw Old Forge's basketball squad hold off Mid Valley by a tally of 52-49.

With the victory, Old Forge improves its record to 3-4 on the campaign.

Next up, the Spartans confront the Lakeland Chiefs (Jermyn, PA) in a Lackawanna 3 challenge, on Friday, February 16. Mid Valley will attempt to improve on its 12-9 season record. The Chiefs come into the test with a 0-8 record after their 59-30 league loss to Riverside (Taylor, PA).