The Wachusett Regional Mountaineers (Holden, MA) basketball edged the visiting North Polar Bears (Worcester, MA), 50-47 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Mountaineers now possess a 5-6 record. They play next when they travel to Shrewsbury for a Midland-Wachusett A bout on Friday, January 24.

With the loss, North falls to 0-8 on the campaign. The Polar bears travel to Doherty Memorial (Worcester, MA) to play the Highlanders in a Inter High bout on Wednesday, January 22. The Highlanders go into the bout with a record of 9-2. Doherty Memorial won 81-63 in their recent non-league bout against Tech Boston Academy (Dorchester, MA)