In Friday's league outing, the Lawrence Lancers (Lawrence, MA) basketball squad nipped the host North Andover Scarlet Knights (North Andover, MA), by a margin of 49-42.

The Lancers (1-0) will now prepare for their outing against Beverly (Beverly, MA). The Panthers go into the non-league outing with a 4-1 record. In their last outing, Beverly got by Masconomet Regional (Boxford, MA), 68-42, in a league outing.

The Scarlet Knights now own a 1-3 record. They play next when they host Tewksbury Memorial for a outing on Tuesday, January 10.