The Peabody Veterans Memorial Tanners basketball squad (Peabody, MA), was crushed 74-35 in Friday's league battle with the host Beverly Panthers (Beverly, MA)

With the victory, Beverly advances its record to 7-1 on the year. The Panthers travel to Saugus (Saugus, MA) to meet the Sachems in a battle on Tuesday, January 21. The Sachems enter the battle with a record of 0-2. Saugus lost 49-29 in their recent non-league battle against Salem (Salem, MA)

The Tanners now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bishop Fenwick for a non-league battle on Monday, February 3.