The Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES basketball team scored 68 points and limited the host Tamaqua Blue Raiders to 43 in the RED TORNADOES non-league triumph on Saturday.

The RED TORNADOES now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Dunmore for a non-league game on Saturday, December 21.

With the loss, Tamaqua falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Blue raiders host Pottsville (Pottsville, PA) to confront the Crimson Tide in a non-league game on Monday, December 9. The Crimson Tide go into the game with a record of 0-0.