The Franklin Panthers basketball squad (Franklin, MA), was nudged 40-38 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Xaverian Brothers Hawks (Westwood, MA)

With the victory, Xaverian Brothers advances its record to 11-10 on the year.

The Panthers now own a 21-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Medway for a non-league battle on Thursday, February 20. Franklin will meet a Mustangs squad coming off a 57-50 non-league win over Holliston (Holliston, MA). The Mustangs record now stands at 14-6.