In Wednesday's league outing, the AuSable Valley Patriots (Clintonville, NY) basketball squad felled the visiting Peru Nighthawks (Peru, NY), by a margin of 51-36.

The Patriots (8-4) will now prepare for their outing against Beekmantown (Plattsburgh, NY). The Eagles go into the Section 7 Champlain Valley I outing with a 4-8 record. In their last outing, Beekmantown was beaten by Saranac (Saranac, NY), 57-40, in a league outing.

The Nighthawks now own a 6-5 record. They play next when they travel to Plattsburgh for a Section 7 Champlain Valley I outing on Friday, January 19. Peru will clash with a Hornets squad coming off a 48-46 league loss to Northern Adirondack (Ellenburg Depot, NY). The Hornets record now stands at 6-6.