The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Hopkinton Hillers (Hopkinton, MA) and the host Bellingham Blackhawks (Bellingham, MA), observed Hopkinton's basketball team edge Bellingham by a score of 55-48.

The Hillers (6-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Norton (Norton, MA). The Lancers come into the Tri-Valley challenge with a 5-6 record. In their last challenge, Norton was tipped by Dedham (Dedham, MA), 44-39, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Blackhawks encounter the Holliston Panthers (Holliston, MA) in a Tri-Valley challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Bellingham will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 55-45 league loss to Millis (Millis, MA).