The Bucksport Golden Bucks basketball team (Bucksport, ME), was nudged 45-43 in Wednesday's league contest with the visiting Washington Academy Raiders (East Machias, ME)

The Raiders now sport a 4-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ellsworth for a B North contest on Friday, January 13. Washington Academy will battle a Eagles team coming off a 73-49 league win over Mount View (Thorndike, ME). The Eagles record now stands at 9-1.

The Golden Bucks (4-4) will now prepare for their contest against John Bapst Memorial (Bangor, ME). The Crusaders enter the B North contest with a 1-10 record. In their last contest, John Bapst Memorial was nudged by Foxcroft Academy (Dover-Foxcroft, ME), 67-27, in a league contest.