The Manchester Memorial Crusaders (Manchester, NH) basketball edged the visiting Merrimack Tomahawks (Merrimack, NH), 42-37 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Crusaders now possess a 3-14 record. They play next when they host Trinity for a Division I bout on Tuesday, February 25. Manchester Memorial will play a Pioneers team coming off a 62-35 non-league win over Concord (Concord, NH). The Pioneers record now stands at 5-12.

With the loss, Merrimack falls to 3-18 on the campaign. The Tomahawks host Nashua North (Nashua, NH) to play the Titans in a Division I bout on Tuesday, February 25. The Titans go into the bout with a record of 9-10. Nashua North lost 68-31 in their recent non-league bout against Windham (Windham, NH)