The North Andover Scarlet Knights basketball squad (North Andover, MA), was outscored 73-64 in Sunday's league battle with the visiting Central Catholic Raiders (Lawrence, MA)

With the victory, Central Catholic advances its record to 5-1 on the year. The Raiders travel to St. John's Prep (Danvers, MA) to meet the Eagles in a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. The Eagles enter the battle with a record of 1-3. St. John's Prep won 61-49 in their recent non-league battle against Beverly (Beverly, MA)

The Scarlet Knights now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Andover for a Merrimack Valley - Large battle on Friday, January 3. North Andover will meet a Golden Warriors squad coming off a 47-44 non-league win over Methuen (Methuen, MA). The Golden Warriors record now stands at 7-0.