Blue Mountain Eagles (Schuylkill Haven, PA) backers were in high spirits Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Pine Grove Cardinals (Pine Grove, PA), 47-33 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Blue Mountain upgrades its record to 6-2 on the season. The Eagles host Hamburg (Hamburg, PA) to play the Hawks in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 29. The Hawks go into the bout with a record of 2-1. Hamburg lost 55-23 in their recent non-league bout against Eastern Lebanon County (Myerstown, PA)

Next up, the Cardinals play the Tamaqua Blue Raiders (Tamaqua, PA) in a Schuylkill County 1 bout, on Friday, January 6. Pine Grove will attempt to upgrade on its 1-3 season record. The Blue Raiders go into the bout with a 3-7 record after their 40-39 non-league loss to Nativity BVM (Pottsville, PA).