The Ashland Hornets basketball team (Ashland, ME), dropped 44-33 in Friday's league battle with the host Van Buren Crusaders (Van Buren, ME)

The Crusaders now sport a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Easton for a D North battle on Friday, December 16. Van Buren will battle a Bears team coming off a 66-38 league win over Wisdom (St. Agatha, ME). The Bears record now stands at 1-0.

The Hornets (0-1) will now prepare for their battle against Central Aroostook (Mars Hill, ME). The Panthers come into the non-league battle with a 0-1 record. In their last battle, Central Aroostook dropped by Southern Aroostook (Dyer Brook, ME), 68-27, in a non-league battle.