Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Beverly Panthers (Beverly, MA) and the host Marblehead Magicians (Marblehead, MA), saw Beverly's basketball squad hold off Marblehead by a count of 74-67.

With the victory, Beverly upgrades its record to 7-4 on the campaign. The Panthers host Everett (Everett, MA) to play the Crimson Tide in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Crimson Tide come into the challenge with a record of 6-4. Everett won 57-52 in their recent league challenge against Medford (Medford, MA)

Next up, the Magicians play the Salem Witches (Salem, MA) in a Northeastern - Large challenge, on Friday, January 27. Marblehead will attempt to upgrade on its 7-4 season record.