The Fayetteville-Manlius Hornets basketball squad (Manlius, NY), was nudged 63-61 in Thursday's league battle with the host Corcoran Cougars (Syracuse, NY)

With the victory, Corcoran advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Cougars travel to South Jefferson (Adams, NY) to meet the Spartans in a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. The Spartans enter the battle with a record of 3-1.

The Hornets now own a 3-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Auburn for a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. Fayetteville-Manlius will meet a Maroons squad coming off a 85-40 league loss to Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero, NY). The Maroons record now stands at 0-3.