In Monday's league outing, the Masconomet Regional Chieftains (Boxford, MA) basketball squad edged the visiting Swampscott Big Blue (Swampscott, MA), by a margin of 56-53.

The Chieftains (6-4) will now prepare for their outing against Marblehead (Marblehead, MA). The Magicians go into the Northeastern - Large outing with a 4-2 record.

The Big Blue now own a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to Gloucester for a Northeastern - Small outing on Thursday, January 25. Swampscott will clash with a Fishermen squad coming off a 55-42 league loss to Danvers (Danvers, MA). The Fishermen record now stands at 2-6.