Shades Valley Mounties (Birmingham, AL) supporters left the game happy Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the visiting Hillcrest Patriots (Tuscaloosa, AL), 51-47 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Shades Valley advances its record to 5-2 on the year. The Mounties travel to Hueytown (Hueytown, AL) to battle the Golden Gophers in a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 2. The Golden Gophers go into the contest with a record of 2-7. Hueytown lost 69-59 in their recent non-league contest against Eufaula (Eufaula, AL)

In their next game, the Patriots battle the Sipsey Valley Bears (Buhl, AL) in a non-league contest, on Monday, December 1. Hillcrest will attempt to better on its 3-2 season record. The Bears go into the contest with a 4-3 record after their 54-47 non-league win over Childersburg (Childersburg, AL).