Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Houlton Shiretowners (Houlton, ME) and the visiting John Bapst Memorial Crusaders (Bangor, ME), saw Houlton's basketball squad knock off John Bapst Memorial by a count of 59-43.

With the victory, Houlton upgrades its record to 2-4 on the campaign. The Shiretowners travel to Mount Desert Island (Mount Desert, ME) to encounter the Trojans in a B North test on Wednesday, December 27. The Trojans go into the test with a record of 2-4. Mount Desert Island lost 58-42 in their recent league test against Caribou (Caribou, ME)

The Crusaders now own a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Foxcroft Academy for a B North test on Thursday, December 28. John Bapst Memorial will encounter a Ponies squad coming off a 65-28 league loss to Old Town (Old Town, ME). The Ponies record now stands at 3-2.