The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lowell Catholic Crusaders (Lowell, MA) and the host Whittier RVT Wildcats (Haverhill, MA), observed Lowell Catholic's basketball team edge Whittier RVT by a margin of 56-53.

The Crusaders (1-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Tyngsborough (Tyngsborough, MA). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record.

In their next game, the Wildcats battle the Ipswich Tigers (Ipswich, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 27. Whittier RVT will attempt to better on its 0-2 season record.