The Burlington Red Devils (Burlington, MA) basketball were winner over the visiting Melrose Red Raiders (Melrose, MA), 54-46 in Friday's league bout.

The Red Devils now possess a 5-1 record. They play next when they travel to Arlington for a Middlesex bout on Tuesday, January 7. Burlington will play a Spy Ponders team coming off a 46-27 league win over Belmont (Belmont, MA). The Spy Ponders record now stands at 5-1.

With the loss, Melrose falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Red raiders host Malden (Malden, MA) to play the Golden Tornados in a non-league bout on Sunday, January 5. The Golden Tornados go into the bout with a record of 0-7. Malden lost 82-33 in their recent league bout against Lynn English (Lynn, MA)