The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Stoneham Spartans (Stoneham, MA) and the host Melrose Red Raiders (Melrose, MA), observed Stoneham's basketball team edge Melrose by a margin of 50-48.

The Spartans (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Pentucket Regional (West Newbury, MA). The come into the non-league challenge with a 0-4 record.

In their next game, the Red Raiders battle the Arlington Spy Ponders (Arlington, MA) in a Middlesex challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Melrose will attempt to better on its 3-4 season record. The Spy Ponders come into the challenge with a 10-1 record after their 60-28 non-league win over Bedford (Bedford, MA).