The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Marblehead Magicians (Marblehead, MA) and the host Winthrop Vikings (Winthrop, MA), observed Marblehead's basketball team knock off Winthrop by a score of 69-49.

The Magicians (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Beverly (Beverly, MA). The Panthers come into the Northeastern - Large challenge with a 8-5 record. In their last challenge, Beverly prevailed over Saugus (Saugus, MA), 73-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings encounter the Swampscott Big Blue (Swampscott, MA) in a Northeastern - Small challenge, on Friday, January 24. Winthrop will attempt to improve on its 2-10 season record. The Big Blue come into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their 65-48 non-league loss to Masconomet Regional (Boxford, MA).