The Amesbury Redhawks basketball squad (Amesbury, MA), was nudged 60-53 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Whittier RVT Wildcats (Haverhill, MA)

With the victory, Whittier RVT advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Wildcats host Swampscott (Swampscott, MA) to meet the Big Blue in a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. The Big Blue enter the battle with a record of 0-2. Swampscott lost 32-26 in their recent non-league battle against Winthrop (Winthrop, MA)

The Redhawks now own a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Georgetown for a non-league battle on Friday, January 3.