Pottsville Apaches (Pottsville, AR) boosters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting Providence Academy Patriots (Rogers, AR), 66-54 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Pottsville upgrades its record to 5-3 on the year. The Apaches travel to Elkins (Elkins, AR) to face the Elks in a non-league match on Friday, December 13. The Elks enter the match with a record of 10-0. Elkins won 63-50 in their recent non-league match against Greene County Tech (Paragould, AR)

The Patriots now sport a 6-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Greenland for a 3A Region 1 match on Tuesday, December 17.