In Friday's league outing, the Pembroke Spartans (Pembroke, NH) basketball squad beat the host Merrimack Valley The Pride (Penacook, NH), by a count of 54-45.

The Spartans (10-1) will now prepare for their outing against Manchester West (Manchester, NH). The Blue Knights go into the Division II outing with a 7-2 record. In their last outing, Manchester West was topped by Merrimack Valley (Penacook, NH), 52-48, in a league outing.

The The Pride now hold a 5-7 record. They play next when they travel to Pelham for a Division II outing on Tuesday, January 30. Merrimack Valley will clash with a Pythons squad coming off a 67-54 league win over Hollis-Brookline (Hollis, NH). The Pythons record now stands at 10-4.