The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Lowell Red Raiders (Lowell, MA) and the host Leominster Blue Devils (Leominster, MA), observed Lowell's basketball team edge Leominster by a margin of 75-71.

The Red Raiders (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Lawrence (Lawrence, MA). The Lancers come into the Merrimack Valley - Large challenge with a 0-4 record. In their last challenge, Lawrence was tipped by Beverly (Beverly, MA), 53-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Devils battle the Westford Academy Grey Ghosts (Westford, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 30. Leominster will attempt to better on its 2-3 season record. The Grey Ghosts come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 59-52 non-league loss to Haverhill (Haverhill, MA).