The McDonald Blue Devils basketball team scored 53 points and held the host McKinley Trojans to 22 in the Blue Devils league triumph on Monday.

The Blue Devils now sport a 6-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Western Reserve for a Mahoning Valley - Scarlet contest on Thursday, January 25. McDonald will battle a Blue Devils team coming off a 52-29 league win over Jackson-Milton (North Jackson, OH). The Blue Devils record now stands at 9-6.

The Trojans (4-12) will now prepare for their contest against Springfield (New Middletown, OH). The Tigers enter the Mahoning Valley - Scarlet contest with a 12-5 record. In their last contest, Springfield triumphed over Lowellville (Lowellville, OH), 47-25, in a league contest.