Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Burncoat Patriots (Worcester, MA) and the host Gardner Wildcats (Gardner, MA), saw Burncoat's basketball squad wallop Gardner by a count of 85-29.

With the victory, Burncoat upgrades its record to 5-0 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to South (Worcester, MA) to play the Colonels in a Colonial challenge on Wednesday, January 3. The Colonels come into the challenge with a record of 2-4. South lost 60-56 in their recent non-league challenge against Nantucket (Nantucket, MA)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Granby Rams (Granby, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Gardner will attempt to upgrade on its 2-3 season record.