The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Georgetown Royals (Georgetown, MA) and the host Amesbury Redhawks (Amesbury, MA), observed Georgetown's basketball team knock off Amesbury by a score of 54-46.

The Royals (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Manchester Essex (Manchester, MA). The Hornets come into the Cape Ann - Small challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, Manchester Essex was knocked off by Danvers (Danvers, MA), 51-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Redhawks encounter the Hamilton-Wenham Regional Generals (South Hamilton, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Amesbury will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record.