The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Cumberland Clippers (Cumberland, RI) and the host Johnston Panthers (Johnston, RI), saw Cumberland's basketball team top Johnston by a tally of 53-45.

The Clippers now possess a 3-8 record. They play next when they travel to North Smithfield for a Division II bout on Monday, January 20. Cumberland will play a Northmen team coming off a 41-21 league win over Cranston East (Cranston, RI). The Northmen record now stands at 6-4.

With the loss, Johnston falls to 4-8 on the campaign. The Panthers host Rogers (Newport, RI) to play the Vikings in a Division II bout on Wednesday, January 22. The Vikings go into the bout with a record of 4-7. Rogers won 42-35 in their recent league bout against Coventry (Coventry, RI)