The Gardiner Tigers (Gardiner, ME) basketball crushed the host Skowhegan River Hawks (Skowhegan, ME), 53-27 in Friday's league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Nokomis for a A North bout on Tuesday, December 17. Gardiner will play a Warriors team coming off a 69-24 non-league win over Maine Central Institute (Pittsfield, ME). The Warriors record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Skowhegan falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The River hawks travel to Camden Hills (Rockport, ME) to play the Windjammers in a A North bout on Tuesday, December 17. The Windjammers go into the bout with a record of 0-3. Camden Hills lost 69-65 in their recent non-league bout against Oceanside (Rockland, ME)