The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Pottsville Crimson Tide (Pottsville, PA) and the visiting Blue Mountain Eagles (Schuylkill Haven, PA), observed Pottsville's basketball team edge Blue Mountain by a score of 40-36.

The Crimson Tide (3-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Tamaqua (Tamaqua, PA). The Blue Raiders come into the Schuylkill County 1 challenge with a 12-3 record. In their last challenge, Tamaqua was tipped by Schuylkill Haven (Schuylkill Haven, PA), 47-34, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes (Schuylkill Haven, PA) in a Schuylkill County 1 challenge, on Thursday, January 16. Blue Mountain will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Hurricanes come into the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 47-34 league win over Tamaqua (Tamaqua, PA).