The Cohasset Skippers (Cohasset, MA) basketball nipped the visiting Hull Pirates (Hull, MA), 48-45 in Tuesday's league test.

The Skippers (7-9) will now prepare for their test against Mashpee (Mashpee, MA). The Falcons go into the South Shore test with a 3-11 record. In their last test, Mashpee was tipped by Rockland (Rockland, MA), 62-47, in a league test.

The Pirates now own a 5-10 record. They play next when they travel to East Bridgewater for a South Shore test on Wednesday, February 8. Hull will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 55-44 league loss to Middleborough (Middleborough, MA). The Vikings record now stands at 7-8.