The Bethlehem Central Eagles basketball team (Delmar, NY), was nudged 57-53 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Averill Park Warriors (Averill Park, NY)

The Warriors now possess a 5-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Troy for a Section 2 Suburban - Gray battle on Friday, January 19. Averill Park will confront a Flying Horses team coming off a 82-73 league win over Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills, NY). The Flying Horses record now stands at 3-10.

The Eagles (10-4) will now prepare for their battle against Niskayuna (Niskayuna, NY). The Silver Warriors come into the Section 2 Suburban - Blue battle with a 11-2 record. In their last battle, Niskayuna edged Columbia (East Greenbush, NY), 71-48, in a league battle.