Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Elmira Express (Elmira, NY) and the host Vestal Golden Bears (Vestal, NY), saw Elmira's basketball squad overcome Vestal by a tally of 71-54.

With the victory, Elmira improves its record to 5-8 on the campaign. The Express host Geneva (Geneva, NY) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 28. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 3-5.

Next up, the Golden Bears confront the Maine-Endwell Spartans (Endwell, NY) in a Section 4 Southern Tier - Central challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. Vestal will attempt to improve on its 2-8 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 60-55 non-league loss to Glens Falls (Glens Falls, NY).