The Minersville Battlin' Miners basketball team scored 48 points and held the visiting Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes to 20 in the Battlin' Miners league triumph on Friday.

The Battlin' Miners now sport a 5-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Tri-Valley for a Schuylkill County 2 contest on Monday, January 8. Minersville will battle a Bulldogs team coming off a 48-42 non-league loss to Greenwood (Millerstown, PA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 0-10.

The Hurricanes (11-1) will now prepare for their contest against Williams Valley (Tower City, PA). The Vikings enter the Schuylkill County 2 contest with a 6-3 record. In their last contest, Williams Valley triumphed over Our Lady of Lourdes Regional (Coal Township, PA), 40-29, in a league contest.