The Melrose Red Raiders ran past the visiting Reading Memorial Rockets basketball team by a final score of 73-65 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Red Raiders face the Wakefield Memorial Warriors (Wakefield, MA) in a Middlesex game, on Friday, January 6. Melrose will attempt to move on its 2-2 season record.

With the defeat, Reading Memorial moves to 2-2 on the year. The Rockets travel to Belmont (Belmont, MA) to face the Marauders in a Middlesex game on Friday, January 6. The Marauders enter the game with a record of 2-2. Belmont lost 58-39 in their recent league game against Watertown (Watertown, MA)