Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Needham Rockets (Needham, MA) and the visiting Natick Redhawks (Natick, MA), saw Needham's basketball squad wallop Natick by a count of 74-53.

With the victory, Needham upgrades its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Rockets host Framingham (Framingham, MA) to play the Flyers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Flyers come into the challenge with a record of 3-6. Framingham won 47-43 in their recent non-league challenge against Milton (Milton, MA)

Next up, the Redhawks play the Braintree Wamps (Braintree, MA) in a Bay State - Herget challenge, on Friday, January 27. Natick will attempt to advance on its 5-5 season record.