Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Hopedale Blue Raiders (Hopedale, MA) and the host Whitinsville Christian Crusaders (Whitinsville, MA), saw Hopedale's basketball squad wallop Whitinsville Christian by a tally of 56-34.

With the victory, Hopedale improves its record to 5-1 on the campaign. The Blue Raiders host Nipmuc Regional (Upton, MA) to play the Warriors in a Dual Valley challenge on Wednesday, January 11. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 2-4. Nipmuc Regional lost 42-32 in their recent league challenge against Sutton (Sutton, MA)

Next up, the Crusaders play the St. Bernard's Central Catholic Bernardians (Fitchburg, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 9. Whitinsville Christian will attempt to improve on its 2-2 season record. The Bernardians come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 84-63 non-league loss to Bartlett (Webster, MA).