In Friday's league outing, the Winthrop Vikings (Winthrop, MA) basketball squad edged the visiting Gloucester Fishermen (Gloucester, MA), by a count of 73-66.

The Vikings (4-4) will now prepare for their outing against Danvers (Danvers, MA). The Falcons go into the Northeastern - Small outing with a 2-5 record. In their last outing, Danvers was tipped by Swampscott (Swampscott, MA), 60-46, in a league outing.

The Fishermen now hold a 4-2 record. They play next when they host Saugus for a Northeastern - Small outing on Tuesday, January 10. Gloucester will clash with a Sachems squad coming off a 75-56 league loss to Marblehead (Marblehead, MA). The Sachems record now stands at 5-2.