Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Hopedale Blue Raiders (Hopedale, MA) and the visiting Whitinsville Christian Crusaders (Whitinsville, MA), saw Hopedale's basketball squad overcome Whitinsville Christian by a tally of 40-26.

With the victory, Hopedale improves its record to 11-4 on the campaign. The Blue Raiders host South Lancaster Academy (South Lancaster, MA) to confront the Crusaders in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, February 15. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. South Lancaster Academy lost 52-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Nashoba Valley Tech (Westford, MA)

Next up, the Crusaders confront the St. Paul (Worcester, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, February 15. Whitinsville Christian will attempt to improve on its 2-14 season record.