In Friday's league outing, the Dracut Middies (Dracut, MA) basketball squad beat the visiting Chelmsford Lions (North Chelmsford, MA), by a count of 54-44.

The Middies (3-6) will now prepare for their outing against Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury, MA). The Redmen go into the Merrimack Valley - Small outing with a 4-6 record. In their last outing, Tewksbury Memorial was topped by Lynnfield (Lynnfield, MA), 70-54, in a non-league outing.

The Lions now hold a 3-8 record. They play next when they host Methuen for a Merrimack Valley - Small outing on Sunday, January 21. Chelmsford will clash with a Rangers squad coming off a 77-56 non-league loss to Lawrence (Lawrence, MA). The Rangers record now stands at 5-5.