The Walt Whitman Wildcats basketball squad (Huntington Station, NY), was nudged 46-41 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Westhampton Beach Hurricanes (Westhampton Beach, NY)

With the victory, Westhampton Beach advances its record to 4-0 on the year. The Hurricanes travel to Amityville Memorial (Amityville, NY) to meet the Warriors in a Section 11 AA-5 battle on Saturday, January 25. The Warriors enter the battle with a record of 4-7.

The Wildcats now own a 8-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Central Islip for a Section 11 AAA-1 battle on Tuesday, January 14. Walt Whitman will meet a Musketeers squad coming off a 71-21 league loss to William Floyd (Mastic Beach, NY). The Musketeers record now stands at 0-1.