Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Laconia Sachems (Laconia, NH) and the visiting Lebanon Raiders (Lebanon, NH), saw Laconia's basketball squad wallop Lebanon by a tally of 65-27.

With the victory, Laconia improves its record to 4-1 on the season. The Sachems travel to Souhegan (Amherst, NH) to encounter the Sabers in a Division II outing on Friday, January 5. The Sabers go into the outing with a record of 0-4. Souhegan lost 41-7 in their recent league outing against Hanover (Hanover, NH)

The Raiders now own a 0-5 record. They play next when they travel to Milford for a Division II outing on Friday, January 5. Lebanon will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 50-40 league loss to Derryfield (Manchester, NH). The Spartans record now stands at 4-1.