Holy Redeemer Royals (Wilkes-Barre, PA) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Dallas Mountaineers (Dallas, PA), 73-65 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Holy Redeemer upgrades its record to 17-2 on the season. The Royals host Wyoming Seminary College Prep (Kingston, PA) to play the Blue Knights in a Wyoming Valley 2 bout on Tuesday, February 21. The Blue Knights go into the bout with a record of 4-16. Wyoming Seminary College Prep lost 59-50 in their recent non-league bout against Blue Ridge (New Milford, PA)

Next up, the Mountaineers play the Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns (Hawley, PA) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, February 21. Dallas will attempt to upgrade on its 19-4 season record. The Buckhorns go into the bout with a 10-10 record after their 52-35 league loss to North Pocono (Covington Township, PA).