The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Beverly Panthers (Beverly, MA) and the host Needham Rockets (Needham, MA), witnessed Beverly's ice hockey team nip Needham by a final score of 1-0.

The Panthers (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Rockport (Rockport, MA). The Vikings come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Rockport was nipped by Beverly (Beverly, MA), 5-4, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rockets battle the Andover Golden Warriors (Andover, MA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, December 31. Needham will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record.