Revere Patriots (Revere, MA) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Malden Golden Tornados (Malden, MA), 25-22 in a league bout.

With the victory, Revere upgrades its record to 5-3 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Everett (Everett, MA) to play the Crimson Tide in a Greater Boston bout on Thursday, January 4. The Crimson Tide come into the bout with a record of 1-1. Everett lost 57-37 in their recent non-league bout against Acton-Boxborough (Acton, MA)

Next up, the Golden Tornados play the Medford Mustangs (Medford, MA) in a Greater Boston bout, on Thursday, January 4. Malden will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record.