The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Christ Covenant (Ridgeland, MS) and the visiting Mt. Salus Christian Eagles (Clinton, MS), observed Christ Covenant's basketball squad hold off Mt. Salus Christian by a count of 1-0.

With the victory, Christ Covenant advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The travel to Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Madison, MS) to meet the Patriots in a non-league battle on Thursday, November 6. The Patriots enter the battle with a record of 0-0.

The Eagles now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Discovery Christian for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, November 4.