The South Side Rams basketball team (Hookstown, PA), was toppled 69-56 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Northgate Flames (Pittsburgh, PA)

The Flames now possess a 16-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Laurel for a WPIAL 2A 1 battle on Friday, February 9. Northgate will confront a Spartans team coming off a 72-31 league loss to Aliquippa (Aliquippa, PA). The Spartans record now stands at 2-18.

The Rams (8-11) will now prepare for their battle against Sewickley Academy (Sewickley, PA). The come into the WPIAL 2A 1 battle with a 11-9 record. In their last battle, Sewickley Academy was toppled by Shenango (New Castle, PA), 57-49, in a league battle.