Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Northeastern Clinton Cougars (Champlain, NY) and the host Plattsburgh Hornets (Plattsburgh, NY), saw Northeastern Clinton's basketball squad wallop Plattsburgh by a tally of 49-26.

With the victory, Northeastern Clinton improves its record to 8-2 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Saranac Lake (Saranac Lake, NY) to play the Red Storm in a Section 7 Champlain Valley I challenge on Friday, January 6. The Red Storm come into the challenge with a record of 2-2. Saranac Lake won 31-22 in their recent non-league challenge against Willsboro Central (Willsboro, NY)

Next up, the Hornets play the Ticonderoga Sentinels (Ticonderoga, NY) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 6. Plattsburgh will attempt to improve on its 5-4 season record. The Sentinels come into the challenge with a 3-7 record after their 55-27 league loss to Northeastern Clinton (Champlain, NY).