Mountain Mission Challengers (Grundy, VA) boosters left the game satisfied Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the host Roanoke Catholic Celtics (Roanoke, VA), 59-46 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Mountain Mission upgrades its record to 9-3 on the year. The Challengers travel to Jefferson Christian Academy (Ripplemead, VA) to face the Cardinals in a non-league match on Tuesday, January 21. The Cardinals enter the match with a record of 8-4. Jefferson Christian Academy lost 56-30 in their recent non-league match against Virginia Episcopal School (Lynchburg, VA)

The Celtics now sport a 3-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to North Cross for a VISAA Blue Ridge match on Tuesday, January 21. Roanoke Catholic will face a Raiders squad coming off a 62-10 league loss to The Covenant (Charlottesville, VA). The Raiders record now stands at 1-11.