The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Merrimack Valley The Pride (Penacook, NH) and the visiting Laconia Sachems (Laconia, NH), observed Merrimack Valley's basketball team edge Laconia by a margin of 59-52.

The The Pride (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Laconia (Laconia, NH). The Sachems come into the Division II challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Laconia was tipped by Merrimack Valley (Penacook, NH), 59-52, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Sachems battle the Merrimack Valley The Pride (Penacook, NH) in a Division II challenge, on Friday, December 20. Laconia will attempt to better on its 0-3 season record. The The Pride come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 59-52 league win over Laconia (Laconia, NH).