The Wilmington Wildcats basketball team (Wilmington, MA), was nudged 58-54 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting North Reading Hornets (North Reading, MA)

The Hornets now possess a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Shawsheen Valley Tech for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 5. North Reading will confront a Rams team coming off a 80-49 non-league win over Wilmington (Wilmington, MA). The Rams record now stands at 4-1.

The Wildcats (0-5) will now prepare for their battle against Arlington (Arlington, MA). The Spy Ponders come into the Middlesex battle with a 3-2 record. In their last battle, Arlington was nudged by Malden Catholic (Malden, MA), 67-56, in a non-league battle.