Dallas Mountaineers (Dallas, PA) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the host Holy Redeemer Royals (Wilkes-Barre, PA), 40-39 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Dallas upgrades its record to 2-3 on the season. The Mountaineers host Tunkhannock (Tunkhannock, PA) to play the Tigers in a non-league bout on Monday, January 9. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 1-2. Tunkhannock won 57-21 in their recent non-league bout against Forest City (Forest City, PA)

Next up, the Royals play the Wyoming Area Warriors (Exeter, PA) in a Wyoming Valley 3 bout, on Monday, January 9. Holy Redeemer will attempt to upgrade on its 6-6 season record. The Warriors go into the bout with a 6-5 record after their 40-20 league loss to Lake-Lehman (Lehman, PA).