The Franklin Panthers (Franklin, MA) basketball nipped the visiting Sharon Eagles (Sharon, MA), 66-61 in Monday's league test.

The Panthers (8-0) will now prepare for their test against North Attleborough (North Attleborough, MA). The Rocketeers go into the Hockomock test with a 0-3 record. In their last test, North Attleborough was tipped by Stoughton (Stoughton, MA), 54-43, in a league test.

The Eagles now own a 5-1 record. They play next when they host Mansfield for a Hockomock test on Thursday, January 11. Sharon will encounter a Hornets squad coming off a 70-67 league loss to Taunton (Taunton, MA). The Hornets record now stands at 5-1.