The North Andover Scarlet Knights (North Andover, MA) basketball edged the visiting Lawrence Lancers (Lawrence, MA), 53-51 in Friday's league bout.

The Scarlet Knights now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Andover for a Merrimack Valley - Large bout on Friday, January 3. North Andover will play a Golden Warriors team coming off a 65-60 league win over Central Catholic (Lawrence, MA). The Golden Warriors record now stands at 6-0.

With the loss, Lawrence falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Lancers travel to Beverly (Beverly, MA) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Sunday, December 29. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 4-1. Beverly lost 74-68 in their recent non-league bout against Andover (Andover, MA)