The Pinkerton Astros basketball team scored 79 points and limited the visiting Salem Blue Devils to 59 in the Astros league triumph on Friday.

The Astros now possess a 4-7 record. They play next when they travel to Trinity for a Division I game on Tuesday, January 28. Pinkerton will play a Pioneers team coming off a 59-48 league win over Nashua North (Nashua, NH). The Pioneers record now stands at 8-2.

With the loss, Salem falls to 3-7 on the campaign. The Blue devils host Bishop Guertin (Nashua, NH) to play the Cardinals in a Division I game on Tuesday, January 28. The Cardinals go into the game with a record of 5-7. Bishop Guertin lost 78-76 in their recent league game against Exeter (Exeter, NH)