The Chelmsford Lions basketball team (North Chelmsford, MA), was nudged 68-62 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Tewksbury Memorial Redmen (Tewksbury, MA)

The Redmen now sport a 6-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to North Middlesex Regional for a non-league battle on Wednesday, February 8. Tewksbury Memorial will battle a Patriots team coming off a 75-65 non-league loss to Oakmont Regional (Ashburnham, MA). The Patriots record now stands at 3-12.

The Lions (10-6) will now prepare for their battle against Central Catholic (Lawrence, MA). The Raiders come into the non-league battle with a 12-4 record. In their last battle, Central Catholic edged St. John's Prep (Danvers, MA), 68-51, in a non-league battle.