The Oneida Express basketball squad (Oneida, NY), was nudged 63-60 in Monday's league battle with the visiting Whitesboro Warriors (Marcy, NY)

With the victory, Whitesboro advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Warriors travel to Carthage (Carthage, NY) to meet the Comets in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 28. The Comets enter the battle with a record of 1-5.

The Express now own a 1-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Indian River for a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. Oneida will meet a Wolves squad coming off a 56-48 non-league win over Hermon-DeKalb Central (DeKalb Junction, NY). The Wolves record now stands at 3-2.