The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Salem Witches (Salem, MA) and the host Swampscott Big Blue (Swampscott, MA), observed Salem's basketball team edge Swampscott by a score of 50-47.

The Witches (3-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Saugus (Saugus, MA). The Sachems come into the Northeastern - Small challenge with a 3-4 record.

In their next game, the Big Blue encounter the Westerly Bulldogs (Westerly, RI) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Swampscott will attempt to improve on its 6-2 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 5-5 record after their 67-58 league loss to South Kingstown (Wakefield, RI).