The Washington Academy Raiders (East Machias, ME) basketball knocked off the host Bucksport Golden Bucks (Bucksport, ME), 54-34 in Thursday's league test.

The Raiders (3-2) will now prepare for their test against Hermon (Hermon, ME). The Hawks go into the B North test with a 1-3 record. In their last test, Hermon went down by Foxcroft Academy (Dover-Foxcroft, ME), 57-52, in a league test.

The Golden Bucks now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they host Orono for a B North test on Saturday, December 23. Bucksport will encounter a Riots squad coming off a 60-37 league win over John Bapst Memorial (Bangor, ME). The Riots record now stands at 5-0.