The Dracut Middies basketball squad (Dracut, MA), was nudged 58-55 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Lowell Catholic Crusaders (Lowell, MA)

With the victory, Lowell Catholic advances its record to 4-4 on the year. The Crusaders host Lynn Vo-Tech (Lynn, MA) to meet the Tigers in a Commonwealth - Upper battle on Tuesday, January 14. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 2-6. Lynn Vo-Tech won 55-48 in their recent non-league battle against New Heights Charter (Brockton, MA)

The Middies now own a 4-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to North Andover for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 14. Dracut will meet a Scarlet Knights squad coming off a 56-54 league loss to Central Catholic (Lawrence, MA). The Scarlet Knights record now stands at 3-3.