Horseheads Blue Raiders (Horseheads, NY) backers were pleased Wednesday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Corning-Painted Post Hawks (Corning, NY), 42-34 in a league battle.

The Blue Raiders now possess a 7-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ithaca for a Section 4 Southern Tier - West battle on Wednesday, February 8. Horseheads will confront a Little Red team coming off a 66-62 league win over Elmira (Elmira, NY). The Little Red record now stands at 3-9.

The Hawks (9-6) will now prepare for their battle against Baldwinsville (Baldwinsville, NY). The Bees come into the non-league battle with a 7-7 record.