The Mount Desert Island Trojans basketball squad (Mount Desert, ME), was nudged 55-51 in Saturday's league battle with the visiting John Bapst Memorial Crusaders (Bangor, ME)

With the victory, John Bapst Memorial advances its record to 8-3 on the year. The Crusaders travel to Old Town (Old Town, ME) to meet the Coyotes in a B North battle on Monday, January 20. The Coyotes enter the battle with a record of 9-5. Old Town won 45-34 in their recent league battle against Presque Isle (Presque Isle, ME)

The Trojans now own a 7-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hermon for a B North battle on Wednesday, January 22. Mount Desert Island will meet a Hawks squad coming off a 48-47 league loss to Caribou (Caribou, ME). The Hawks record now stands at 5-8.