The East Grand Vikings basketball squad (Dansforth, ME), was nudged 42-37 in Saturday's league battle with the visiting Van Buren Crusaders (Van Buren, ME)

With the victory, Van Buren advances its record to 3-9 on the year. The Crusaders host Fort Fairfield (Fort Fairfield, ME) to meet the Tigers in a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 21. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 6-4. Fort Fairfield lost 46-25 in their recent non-league battle against Central Aroostook (Mars Hill, ME)

The Vikings now own a 0-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Shead for a D North battle on Monday, January 20. East Grand will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 55-41 non-league win over Narraguagus (Harrington, ME). The Tigers record now stands at 8-3.