Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Hopedale Blue Raiders (Hopedale, MA) and the visiting Douglas Tigers (Douglas, MA), saw Hopedale's basketball squad wallop Douglas by a tally of 37-9.

With the victory, Hopedale improves its record to 4-4 on the campaign. The Blue Raiders host Sutton (Sutton, MA) to play the Sammies in a Dual Valley challenge on Wednesday, January 18. The Sammies come into the challenge with a record of 6-2.

Next up, the Tigers play the Whitinsville Christian Crusaders (Whitinsville, MA) in a Dual Valley challenge, on Wednesday, January 18. Douglas will attempt to improve on its 0-9 season record. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 44-23 league loss to Nipmuc Regional (Upton, MA).