The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hampden Broncos (Hampden, ME) and the visiting Gardiner Tigers (Gardiner, ME), observed Hampden's basketball team edge Gardiner by a score of 51-44.

The Broncos (9-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Skowhegan (Skowhegan, ME). The River Hawks come into the A North challenge with a 1-11 record. In their last challenge, Skowhegan was tipped by Mt. Blue (Farmington, ME), 71-45, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Messalonskee Eagles (Oakland, ME) in a A North challenge, on Friday, January 17. Gardiner will attempt to improve on its 7-5 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 11-2 record after their 51-48 league win over Cony (Augusta, ME).