Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Franklin Central Purple Devils (Franklin, NY) and the visiting Cherry Valley-Springfield Patriots (Cherry Valley, NY), saw Franklin Central's basketball squad overcome Cherry Valley-Springfield by a tally of 61-53.

With the victory, Franklin Central improves its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Purple Devils travel to Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton (Gilbertsville, NY) to play the Raiders in a Section 4 Tri-Valley challenge on Friday, January 14. The Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton lost 53-43 in their recent league challenge against Cherry Valley-Springfield (Cherry Valley, NY)

Next up, the Patriots play the Schenevus Central Dragons (Schenevus, NY) in a Section 4 Tri-Valley challenge, on Wednesday, January 19. Cherry Valley-Springfield will attempt to improve on its 5-3 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 52-37 league loss to Franklin Central (Franklin, NY).