Basketball Recap: Malden Takes a Loss

Malden was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the Somerville Highlanders 62-34. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Tornados this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 49-35 back in January.

Malden's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Somerville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season.

Coming up, Malden is taking a road trip to take on Marblehead at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Somerville, they will take on Framingham at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th.