The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Waterville Panthers (Waterville, ME) and the visiting Leavitt Hornets (Turner, ME), observed Waterville's basketball team edge Leavitt by a score of 42-40.

The Panthers (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Erskine Academy (South China, ME). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, Erskine Academy edged Belfast (Belfast, ME), 52-50, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Winslow Black Raiders (Winslow, ME) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 21. Leavitt will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Black Raiders come into the challenge with a 4-1 record after their 54-37 league win over Maine Central Institute (Pittsfield, ME).