The Shawsheen Valley Tech Rams basketball squad (Billerica, MA), was crushed 44-23 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Cardinal Spellman Cardinals (Brockton, MA)

With the victory, Cardinal Spellman advances its record to 1-2 on the year. The Cardinals travel to St. Mary's (Lynn, MA) to meet the Spartans in a Catholic Central battle on Friday, January 3. The Spartans enter the battle with a record of 6-1. St. Mary's won 69-52 in their recent non-league battle against Mansfield (Mansfield, MA)

The Rams now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Northeast Metro RVT for a Commonwealth - Upper battle on Tuesday, January 7.