In Friday's league outing, the Benton Tigers (Benton, PA) basketball squad edged the visiting Sullivan County Griffins (Laporte, PA), by a count of 20-16.

The Tigers (8-10) will now prepare for their outing against Athens (Athens, PA). The Wildcats go into the non-league outing with a 6-11 record. In their last outing, Athens was tipped by Troy (Troy, PA), 55-38, in a league outing.

The Griffins now hold a 3-11 record. They play next when they host Northwest Area for a Mid-Penn - D4 outing on Monday, February 5. Sullivan County will clash with a Rangers squad coming off a 65-30 non-league win over Hanover Area (Hanover Township, PA). The Rangers record now stands at 11-7.