In Friday's league outing, the Ayer Shirley Panthers (Ayer, MA) basketball squad nipped the visiting Tahanto Regional Stags (Boylston, MA), by a margin of 54-49.

The Panthers (3-0) will now prepare for their outing against Narragansett Regional (Baldwinville, MA). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 0-2 record.

The Stags now own a 5-3 record. They play next when they travel to Bromfield for a Midland-Wachusett D outing on Friday, January 20.