The Hoosic Valley Hawks basketball team scored 61 points and limited the visiting Rensselaer Rams to 42 in the Hawks non-league triumph on Monday.

The Hawks now possess a 8-1 record. They play next when they host Tamarac for a Section 2 Wasaren - A game on Tuesday, January 7. Hoosic Valley will confront a Bengals team coming off a 58-56 non-league loss to Voorheesville (Voorheesville, NY). The Bengals record now stands at 4-3.

With the loss, Rensselaer falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Greenville (Greenville, NY) to confront the Spartans in a Section 2 Patroon game on Friday, January 3. The Spartans go into the game with a record of 3-1. Greenville lost 74-45 in their recent league game against Hudson (Hudson, NY)