The Portland Highlanders basketball team (Portland, CT), was nudged 55-49 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Canton Warriors (Canton, CT)
The Warriors now possess a 5-2 record. They play next when they host Ellington for a North Central Connecticut battle on Tuesday, January 11. Canton will battle a Knights team coming off a 64-58 league loss to Enfield (Enfield, CT). The Knights record now stands at 3-4.
The Highlanders (2-6) will now prepare for their battle against Hyde Leadership (Hamden, CT). The Howling Wolves come into the non-league battle with a 2-1 record. In their last battle, Hyde Leadership edged North Branford (North Branford, CT), 53-29, in a non-league battle.