The Durfee Hilltoppers basketball team (Fall River, MA), was nudged 79-74 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Brockton Boxers (Brockton, MA)
The Boxers now possess a 14-2 record. They play next when they host New Bedford for a Big Three battle on Tuesday, February 12. Brockton will battle a Whalers team coming off a 67-62 non-league loss to Rogers (Newport, RI). The Whalers record now stands at 9-8.
The Hilltoppers (10-8) will now prepare for their battle against Bishop Feehan (Attleboro, MA). The Shamrocks come into the non-league battle with a 8-9 record. In their last battle, Bishop Feehan edged Bishop Stang (North Dartmouth, MA), 54-44, in a league battle.