The Northeastern Clinton Cougars (Champlain, NY) basketball nipped the host Saranac Chiefs (Saranac, NY), 74-67 in Tuesday's league test.

The Cougars (6-4) will now prepare for their test against Ticonderoga (Ticonderoga, NY). The Sentinels go into the non-league test with a 2-7 record. In their last test, Ticonderoga was tipped by Saranac Lake (Saranac Lake, NY), 56-41, in a non-league test.

The Chiefs now own a 4-7 record. They play next when they travel to Saranac Lake for a Section 7 Champlain Valley I test on Thursday, January 12. Saranac will encounter a Red Storm squad coming off a 56-41 non-league win over Ticonderoga (Ticonderoga, NY). The Red Storm record now stands at 7-4.