Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Saugus Sachems (Saugus, MA) and the visiting Winthrop Vikings (Winthrop, MA), saw Saugus's basketball squad knock off Winthrop by a count of 65-57.

With the victory, Saugus upgrades its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Sachems travel to Lynn Vo-Tech (Lynn, MA) to play the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 19. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 1-1. Lynn Vo-Tech lost 43-38 in their recent league challenge against Essex North Shore Agric & Tech School (Hathorne, MA)

Next up, the Vikings play the Bishop Fenwick Crusaders (Peabody, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 20. Winthrop will attempt to upgrade on its 1-1 season record. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a 0-4 record after their 79-61 league loss to Archbishop Williams (Braintree, MA).