The Conant Orioles basketball team scored 72 points and limited the host Hillsboro-Deering Hillcats to 20 in the Orioles league triumph on Tuesday.

The Orioles now possess a 2-6 record. They play next when they host Derryfield for a non-league game on Thursday, January 16. Conant will play a Cougars team coming off a 78-45 non-league loss to Mascoma (Canaan, NH). The Cougars record now stands at 0-8.

With the loss, Hillsboro-Deering falls to 0-8 on the campaign. The Hillcats host Newfound Regional (Bristol, NH) to play the Bears in a Division III game on Friday, January 17. The Bears go into the game with a record of 6-3. Newfound Regional won 70-28 in their recent league match against Berlin (Berlin, NH)