The Timberlane Owls (Plaistow, NH) basketball nipped the visiting Keene Blackbirds (Keene, NH), 73-66 in Thursday's league test.

The Owls (4-11) will now prepare for their test against Manchester Memorial (Manchester, NH). The Crusaders go into the Division I test with a 6-8 record. In their last test, Manchester Memorial was tipped by Exeter (Exeter, NH), 60-43, in a league test.

The Blackbirds now own a 3-12 record. They play next when they travel to Dover for a Division I test on Tuesday, February 21. Keene will encounter a Green Wave squad coming off a 74-63 league win over Portsmouth (Portsmouth, NH). The Green Wave record now stands at 6-11.