The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Kendall Eagles (Kendall, NY) and the host Elba Lancers (Elba, NY), observed Kendall's basketball team edge Elba by a score of 50-44.

The Eagles (1-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Notre Dame (Batavia, NY). The Fighting Irish come into the Section 5 Genesee 2 challenge with a 7-3 record. In their last challenge, Notre Dame edged Byron-Bergen (Bergen, NY), 70-52, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lancers encounter the Jasper-Troupsburg Wildcats (Jasper, NY) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Elba will attempt to improve on its 0-8 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 72-60 non-league loss to Bolivar-Richburg (Bolivar, NY).