Mascoma Royals (Canaan, NH) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting White Mountains Spartans (Whitefield, NH), 62-59 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Mascoma upgrades its record to 17-1 on the season. The Royals travel to St. Thomas Aquinas (Dover, NH) to play the Saints in a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 20. The Saints go into the bout with a record of 18-1. St. Thomas Aquinas won 67-50 in their recent non-league bout against Belmont (Belmont, NH)