The Pentucket Regional basketball team (West Newbury, MA), was toppled 55-40 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Manchester Essex Hornets (Manchester, MA)

The Hornets now possess a 7-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Georgetown for a Cape Ann - Small battle on Friday, January 13. Manchester Essex will confront a Royals team coming off a 50-45 non-league win over Wilmington (Wilmington, MA). The Royals record now stands at 6-1.

The (0-6) will now prepare for their battle against Ipswich (Ipswich, MA). The Tigers come into the non-league battle with a 1-6 record.