In Friday's league outing, the Hopedale Blue Raiders (Hopedale, MA) basketball squad edged the host Douglas Tigers (Douglas, MA), by a count of 44-40.

The Blue Raiders (5-2) will now prepare for their outing against Sutton/Douglas (Sutton, MA). The go into the outing with a 4-4 record. In their last outing, Sutton/Douglas was tipped by St. Bernard's Central Catholic (Fitchburg, MA), 46-38, in a non-league outing.

The Tigers now hold a 1-6 record. They play next when they travel to Whitinsville Christian for a outing on Wednesday, January 18. Douglas will clash with a Crusaders squad coming off a 69-30 league loss to Nipmuc Regional (Upton, MA). The Crusaders record now stands at 0-6.