In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Hazleton Area Cougars (Hazleton, PA) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Wyoming Valley West Spartans (Plymouth, PA), by a margin of 81-41.

With the win, Hazleton Area upgrades its record to 15-9 on the season. The Cougars travel to Wilkes-Barre (Wilkes-Barre, PA) to play the in a Wyoming Valley 1 bout on Thursday, February 22. The go into the bout with a record of 8-4. Wilkes-Barre lost 61-46 in their recent league bout against Dallas (Dallas, PA)