In Monday's league outing, the Franklin Panthers (Franklin, MA) basketball squad edged the visiting Taunton Tigers (Taunton, MA), by a count of 63-59.

The Panthers (16-1) will now prepare for their outing against North Attleborough (North Attleborough, MA). The Rocketeers go into the Hockomock outing with a 0-15 record. In their last outing, North Attleborough was tipped by Milford (Milford, MA), 68-58, in a league outing.

The Tigers now hold a 12-5 record. They play next when they host Attleboro for a Hockomock outing on Thursday, February 8. Taunton will clash with a Bombardiers squad coming off a 70-39 league win over King Philip Regional (Wrentham, MA). The Bombardiers record now stands at 10-4.