The Laconia Sachems tipped the host Hanover Bears basketball team by a final score of 56-52 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Sachems face the Coe-Brown Academy Bears (Northwood, NH) in a Division II game, on Friday, January 27. Laconia will attempt to move on its 7-0 season record. The Bears enter the game with a 6-3 record after their 73-61 league win over ConVal (Peterborough, NH).

With the defeat, Hanover moves to 0-8 on the year. The Bears host Lebanon (Lebanon, NH) to face the Raiders in a Division II game on Thursday, January 26. The Raiders enter the game with a record of 3-6. Lebanon lost 48-44 in their recent league game against Kennett (Conway, NH)