Walt Whitman Wildcats (Huntington Station, NY) boosters left the game satisfied Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the visiting Riverhead Blue Waves (Riverhead, NY), 64-34 in a league match.

With the victory, Walt Whitman upgrades its record to 8-3 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Westhampton Beach (Westhampton Beach, NY) to face the Hurricanes in a non-league match on Saturday, January 11. The Hurricanes enter the match with a record of 2-0. Westhampton Beach won 48-38 in their recent non-league match against Walt Whitman (Huntington Station, NY)

The Blue Waves now sport a 2-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Patchogue-Medford for a Section 11 AAA-1 match on Tuesday, January 14. Riverhead will face a Raiders squad coming off a 58-29 league loss to Walt Whitman (Huntington Station, NY). The Raiders record now stands at 0-3.