The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Saranac Spartans (Saranac, NY) and the host Beekmantown Eagles (Plattsburgh, NY), observed Saranac's basketball team knock off Beekmantown by a score of 49-40.

The Spartans (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Peru (Peru, NY). The Nighthawks come into the non-league challenge with a 5-0 record. In their last challenge, Peru prevailed over Northeastern Clinton (Champlain, NY), 38-36, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Plattsburgh Hornets (Plattsburgh, NY) in a Section 7 Champlain Valley challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Beekmantown will attempt to improve on its 2-1 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 51-46 league loss to Peru (Peru, NY).