Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Searsport Vikings (Searsport, ME) and the visiting Piscataquis Pirates (Guilford, ME), saw Searsport's basketball squad hold off Piscataquis by a tally of 40-34.

With the victory, Searsport advances its record to 1-2 on the season. The Vikings travel to Central (East Corinth, ME) to encounter the Red Devils in a C North test on Wednesday, January 4. The Red Devils go into the test with a record of 3-1.

The Pirates now own a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to Valley for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 27. Piscataquis will encounter a Cavaliers squad coming off a 71-14 league win over Temple Academy (Waterville, ME). The Cavaliers record now stands at 3-1.