Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Gardendale Rockets (Gardendale, AL) and the visiting Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils (Kimberly, AL), saw Gardendale's basketball squad hold off Mortimer Jordan by a count of 63-59.

With the victory, Gardendale upgrades its record to 13-6 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Center Point (Birmingham, AL) to play the Eagles in a 6A Area 11 challenge on Friday, January 27. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 6-17. Center Point lost 62-36 in their recent league challenge against Huffman (Birmingham, AL)

Next up, the Blue Devils play the Clay-Chalkville Cougars (Pinson, AL) in a 6A Area 12 challenge, on Friday, January 27. Mortimer Jordan will attempt to upgrade on its 4-13 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 11-11 record after their 60-50 league loss to Pinson Valley (Pinson, AL).