The Waterville Indians basketball team (Waterville, NY), was nudged 56-50 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Cooperstown Hawkeyes (Cooperstown, NY)

The Hawkeyes now possess a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sherburne-Earlville for a non-league battle on Wednesday, January 4.

The Indians (3-2) will now prepare for their battle against Westmoreland (Westmoreland, NY). The Bulldogs come into the Section 3 Center State III battle with a 1-1 record. In their last battle, Westmoreland edged Herkimer (Herkimer, NY), 30-29, in a non-league battle.