Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Saugus Sachems (Saugus, MA) and the visiting Gloucester Fishermen (Gloucester, MA), saw Saugus's basketball squad hold off Gloucester by a count of 65-58.

With the victory, Saugus upgrades its record to 12-5 on the campaign. The Sachems travel to Danvers (Danvers, MA) to play the Falcons in a Northeastern - Small challenge on Thursday, February 9. The Falcons come into the challenge with a record of 4-13. Danvers lost 60-52 in their recent league challenge against Winthrop (Winthrop, MA)

Next up, the Fishermen play the East Boston Jets (East Boston, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 9. Gloucester will attempt to upgrade on its 8-7 season record. The Jets come into the challenge with a 10-6 record after their 45-44 non-league win over O'Bryant (Roxbury, MA).