The Shades Valley Mounties basketball squad (Birmingham, AL), was outscored 54-44 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Fairfield Tigers (Fairfield, AL)

With the victory, Fairfield advances its record to 20-3 on the year. The Tigers travel to Pleasant Grove (Pleasant Grove, AL) to meet the Spartans in a 4A Area 7 battle on Friday, January 17. The Spartans enter the battle with a record of 7-10. Pleasant Grove lost 73-44 in their recent non-league battle against Huffman (Birmingham, AL)

The Mounties now own a 11-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Oxford for a 6A Area 11 battle on Thursday, January 16. Shades Valley will meet a Yellow Jackets squad coming off a 82-44 league win over Pell City (Pell City, AL). The Yellow Jackets record now stands at 15-5.