Altoona Mountain Lions (Altoona, PA) followers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their ice hockey team hold off the visiting Somerset Eagles (Somerset, PA), 6-5 in a league contest.

The Mountain Lions (1-0) will now prepare for their contest against Hollidaysburg (Hollidaysburg, PA). The Golden Tigers go into the contest with a 0-1 record. In their last contest, Hollidaysburg was nipped by State College (State College, PA), 10-4, in a league game.

The Eagles now sport a 1-1 record. They play next when they host State College for a game on Tuesday, November 4. Somerset will play a Little Lions team coming off a 10-4 league win over Hollidaysburg (Hollidaysburg, PA). The Little Lions record now stands at 3-0.