The Ashland Hornets (Ashland, ME) basketball edged the visiting Van Buren Crusaders (Van Buren, ME), 48-45 in Thursday's league bout.

The Hornets now possess a 1-7 record. They play next when they host Van Buren for a D North bout on Friday, January 3. Ashland will play a Crusaders team coming off a 48-45 league loss to Ashland (Ashland, ME). The Crusaders record now stands at 0-6.

With the loss, Van Buren falls to 0-6 on the campaign. The Crusaders travel to Ashland (Ashland, ME) to play the Hornets in a D North bout on Friday, January 3. The Hornets go into the bout with a record of 1-7. Ashland won 48-45 in their recent league bout against Van Buren (Van Buren, ME)