The Ashland Hornets basketball squad (Ashland, ME), was crushed 66-24 in Monday's league battle with the host Southern Aroostook Warriors (Dyer Brook, ME)

With the victory, Southern Aroostook advances its record to 6-7 on the year. The Warriors travel to Stearns (Millinocket, ME) to meet the Minutemen in a D North battle on Thursday, January 23. The Minutemen enter the battle with a record of 4-9. Stearns won 44-36 in their recent non-league battle against Greenville (Greenville, ME)

The Hornets now own a 3-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Madawaska for a non-league battle on Wednesday, January 22.