The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Farmington River Hawks (Farmington, CT) and the host Xavier Falcons (Middletown, CT), observed Farmington's basketball team edge Xavier by a score of 61-55.

The River Hawks (3-6) will now prepare for their challenge against New Britain (New Britain, CT). The Golden Hurricanes come into the Central Connecticut - West Colonial challenge with a 6-7 record. In their last challenge, New Britain was tipped by Glens Falls (Glens Falls, NY), 72-51, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Falcons encounter the Shelton Gaels (Shelton, CT) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Xavier will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record.