The Albion Purple Eagles (Albion, NY) basketball nipped the visiting Newfane Panthers (Newfane, NY), 44-38 in Tuesday's league test.

The Purple Eagles (4-5) will now prepare for their test against Akron (Akron, NY). The Tigers go into the Section 6 Niagara - Orleans test with a 5-3 record. In their last test, Akron got by Newfane (Newfane, NY), 57-33, in a league test.

The Panthers now own a 2-7 record. They play next when they host Akron for a Section 6 Niagara - Orleans test on Friday, January 20. Newfane will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 58-34 league loss to Wilson (Wilson, NY). The Tigers record now stands at 4-3.