BATAVIA – Now that the Batavia boys basketball team has dug itself out of a big hole, the Bulldogs were able to enjoy flinging some dirt in their rival’s direction.

The Bulldogs continued their midseason resurgence Friday night by making a mess of Geneva, 59-37, in front of a packed, rivalry night crowd.

With music blaring and joyous expressions at every turn, Batavia’s postgame locker room looked a lot different than during the team’s six-game losing streak earlier this season. Batavia (8-8, 2-4 Upstate Eight Conference River) has won six of its past seven games and climbed to .500 for the first time since Thanksgiving week.