The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Lowell Red Raiders (Lowell, MA) and the visiting Haverhill Hillies (Haverhill, MA), observed Lowell's basketball team edge Haverhill by a score of 74-67.

The Red Raiders (6-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Lawrence (Lawrence, MA). The Lancers come into the Merrimack Valley - Large challenge with a 0-4 record. In their last challenge, Lawrence was tipped by Beverly (Beverly, MA), 53-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hillies encounter the Malden Catholic Lancers (Malden, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Haverhill will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Lancers come into the challenge with a 4-0 record after their 75-37 non-league win over Windham (Windham, NH).