The Haverhill Hillies basketball squad (Haverhill, MA), was nudged 54-53 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Tewksbury Memorial Redmen (Tewksbury, MA)

With the victory, Tewksbury Memorial advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Redmen host Methuen (Methuen, MA) to meet the Rangers in a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Rangers enter the battle with a record of 0-0.

The Hillies now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Beverly for a non-league battle on Monday, December 23. Haverhill will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 60-29 non-league win over Salem (Salem, MA). The Panthers record now stands at 2-1.