In Thursday's non-league outing, the Gloucester Fishermen (Gloucester, MA) basketball squad edged the host East Boston Jets (East Boston, MA), by a margin of 55-54.

The Fishermen (9-7) will now prepare for their outing against Marblehead (Marblehead, MA). The Magicians go into the Northeastern - Small outing with a 10-6 record. In their last outing, Marblehead was tipped by Masconomet Regional (Boxford, MA), 70-63, in a non-league outing.

The Jets now own a 10-7 record. They play next when they travel to Community Academy of Science & Health for a non-league outing on Friday, February 10. East Boston will clash with a squad coming off a 79-42 league loss to Snowden International (Boston, MA). The record now stands at 2-11.