Nantucket Whalers (Nantucket, MA) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Carver Crusaders (Carver, MA), 64-61 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Nantucket upgrades its record to 12-9 on the season. The Whalers travel to Monument Mountain (Great Barrington, MA) to play the Spartans in a non-league bout on Monday, March 4. The Spartans go into the bout with a record of 22-1. Monument Mountain won 94-54 in their recent non-league bout against Uxbridge (Uxbridge, MA)