In Friday's league outing, the North Reading Hornets (North Reading, MA) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Amesbury Indians (Amesbury, MA), by a count of 81-51.

The Hornets (1-0) will now prepare for their outing against Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica, MA). The Rams go into the non-league outing with a 2-1 record. In their last outing, Shawsheen Valley Tech was crushed by Lowell Catholic (Lowell, MA), 76-59, in a league outing.

The Indians now hold a 0-2 record. They play next when they travel to Manchester Essex for a Cape Ann - Small outing on Tuesday, December 20. Amesbury will clash with a Hornets squad coming off a 79-66 league win over Newburyport (Newburyport, MA). The Hornets record now stands at 1-0.