Stearns Minutemen (Millinocket, ME) backers were pleased Wednesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Lee Academy Pandas (Lee, ME), 54-52 in a league bout.

With the victory, Stearns upgrades its record to 2-5 on the campaign. The Minutemen host Piscataquis (Guilford, ME) to play the Pirates in a C North bout on Friday, January 13. The Pirates come into the bout with a record of 4-5. Piscataquis won 36-30 in their recent non-league bout against Greenville (Greenville, ME)

Next up, the Pandas play the Schenck Wolverines (East Millinocket, ME) in a non-league bout, on Wednesday, January 18. Lee Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 4-5 season record.