The Stearns Minutemen basketball team scored 58 points and limited the visiting Penquis Valley Patriots to 40 in the Minutemen non-league triumph on Monday.

The Minutemen now possess a 3-6 record. They play next when they travel to Piscataquis for a non-league game on Friday, January 10. Stearns will confront a Pirates team coming off a 55-38 league loss to Penquis Valley (Milo, ME). The Pirates record now stands at 2-7.

With the loss, Penquis Valley falls to 3-6 on the campaign. The Patriots host Piscataquis (Guilford, ME) to confront the Pirates in a C North game on Wednesday, January 8. The Pirates go into the game with a record of 2-6. Piscataquis won 60-44 in their recent non-league game against Greenville (Greenville, ME)