The Manchester West Blue Knights basketball team (Manchester, NH), was nudged 55-50 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Exeter Blue Hawks (Exeter, NH)

The Blue Hawks now possess a 3-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Manchester Central for a Division I battle on Friday, January 5. Exeter will confront a Little Green team coming off a 48-10 league loss to Portsmouth (Portsmouth, NH). The Little Green record now stands at 1-4.

The Blue Knights (1-5) will now prepare for their battle against Pelham (Pelham, NH). The Pythons come into the Division II battle with a 3-3 record. In their last battle, Pelham was nudged by Pembroke (Pembroke, NH), 67-53, in a league battle.