Apollo Ridge Vikings (Spring Church, PA) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Leechburg Blue Devils (Leechburg, PA), 61-54 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Apollo Ridge upgrades its record to 1-9 on the season. The Vikings host River Valley (Blairsville, PA) to clash with the Panthers in a non-league bout on Friday, December 29. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 5-4. River Valley won 50-42 in their recent non-league bout against Summit Academy (Herman, PA)

Next up, the Blue Devils clash with the Summit Academy Knights (Herman, PA) in a non-league bout, on Friday, December 29. Leechburg will attempt to upgrade on its 2-7 season record. The Knights go into the bout with a 1-3 record after their 50-42 non-league loss to River Valley (Blairsville, PA).