The Merrimack Tomahawks (Merrimack, NH) basketball toppled the visiting Pinkerton Astros (Derry, NH), 59-49 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Tomahawks now possess a 8-12 record. They play next when they travel to Non Varsity Opponent for a non-league bout on Friday, February 21. Merrimack will play a team coming off a 90-52 non-league loss to Newman AAA (Boston, MA). The record now stands at 200-388.

With the loss, Pinkerton falls to 5-13 on the campaign. The Astros host Portsmouth (Portsmouth, NH) to play the Clippers in a Division I bout on Friday, February 21. The Clippers go into the bout with a record of 13-3. Portsmouth won 88-42 in their recent league bout against Concord (Concord, NH)