Mountain Empire Redhawks (Pine Valley, CA) boosters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the host Gompers Prep Academy Eagles (San Diego, CA), 26-16 in a league match.

With the victory, Mountain Empire upgrades its record to 5-2 on the year. The Redhawks travel to High Tech CV (Chula Vista, CA) to face the Bruins in a Summit match on Tuesday, January 21. The Bruins enter the match with a record of 3-6. High Tech CV lost 54-39 in their recent non-league match against San Ysidro (San Diego, CA)

The Eagles now sport a 0-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Monarch for a Pioneer match on Thursday, January 23. Gompers Prep Academy will face a Royals squad coming off a 2-0 non-league loss to Preuss UCSD (La Jolla, CA). The Royals record now stands at 0-5.