In Friday's non-league match, the visiting Stoneham Spartans basketball team scored a tight 60-53 triumph over the Hamilton-Wenham Regional Generals.

In their next game, the Spartans meet the Reading Memorial Rockets (Reading, MA) in a Middlesex match, on Tuesday, January 2. Stoneham will attempt to better on its 1-4 season record. The Rockets enter the match with a 3-1 record after their 51-47 league win over Melrose (Melrose, MA).

With the defeat, Hamilton-Wenham Regional moves to 0-3 on the year. The Generals travel to Ipswich (Ipswich, MA) to meet the Tigers in a non-league match on Wednesday, January 3. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 1-2. Ipswich lost 71-65 in their recent non-league match against Whittier RVT (Haverhill, MA)