The Arlington Spy Ponders basketball team (Arlington, MA), was nudged 73-67 in Friday's league battle with the host Reading Memorial Rockets (Reading, MA)

The Rockets now possess a 6-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Wakefield Memorial for a Middlesex battle on Tuesday, January 24. Reading Memorial will battle a Warriors team coming off a 56-42 league win over Burlington (Burlington, MA). The Warriors record now stands at 9-1.

The Spy Ponders (6-5) will now prepare for their battle against Melrose (Melrose, MA). The Red Raiders come into the Middlesex battle with a 5-7 record. In their last battle, Melrose edged Wilmington (Wilmington, MA), 45-42, in a league battle.