The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Norwell Clippers (Norwell, MA) and the host Middleborough Sachems (Middleborough, MA), observed Norwell's basketball team knock off Middleborough by a score of 54-38.

The Clippers (7-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Holbrook (Holbrook, MA). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 3-4 record. In their last challenge, Holbrook prevailed over Atlantis (Fall River, MA), 67-62, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Sachems encounter the Mashpee Falcons (Mashpee, MA) in a South Shore challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Middleborough will attempt to improve on its 2-1 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 56-44 league loss to Carver (Carver, MA).