The Holyoke Purple Knights basketball team (Holyoke, MA), dropped 83-65 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Construction Red Hawks (Queens, NY)

The Red Hawks now possess a 5-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Far Rockaway for a PSAL Area Freelance battle on Tuesday, December 19. Construction will confront a Seahorses team coming off a 54-48 non-league win over Campus Magnet (Cambria Heights, NY). The Seahorses record now stands at 2-3.

The Purple Knights (2-1) will now prepare for their battle against Longmeadow (Longmeadow, MA). The Lancers come into the Valley battle with a 0-2 record. In their last battle, Longmeadow dropped by Pope Francis Prep (Springfield, MA), 69-42, in a league battle.