The Franklin Tornadoes (Franklin, NH) basketball edged the visiting Mascenic Regional Vikings (New Ipswich, NH), 57-53 in Friday's league bout.

The Tornadoes now possess a 3-3 record. They play next when they host Newmarket for a Division IV bout on Tuesday, January 7. Franklin will play a Mules team coming off a 43-42 league loss to Concord Christian (Concord, NH). The Mules record now stands at 4-1.

With the loss, Mascenic Regional falls to 0-5 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Wilton-Lyndeborough (Wilton, NH) to play the Warriors in a Division IV bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 3-2.