The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the North Middlesex Regional Patriots (Townsend, MA) and the host Marlborough Panthers (Marlborough, MA), observed North Middlesex Regional's basketball team knock off Marlborough by a score of 61-45.

The Patriots (2-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Groton-Dunstable (Groton, MA). The Crusaders come into the Midland-Wachusett B challenge with a 5-2 record. In their last challenge, Groton-Dunstable prevailed over Tyngsborough (Tyngsborough, MA), 71-51, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Westborough Rangers (Westborough, MA) in a Midland-Wachusett B challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Marlborough will attempt to improve on its 0-6 season record. The Rangers come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 62-50 non-league loss to Dover-Sherborn (Dover, MA).