The Ida B. Wells Guardians basketball team scored 61 points and limited the visiting Jefferson Democrats to 53 in the Guardians league triumph on Friday.

The Guardians now possess a 7-8 record. They play next when they travel to Cleveland for a 6A Portland game on Saturday, January 25. Ida B. Wells will confront a Warriors team coming off a 71-57 non-league loss to Oregon City (Oregon City, OR). The Warriors record now stands at 3-9.

With the loss, Jefferson falls to 5-10 on the campaign. The Democrats travel to McDaniel (Portland, OR) to confront the Mountain Lions in a 6A Portland game on Saturday, January 25. The Mountain Lions go into the game with a record of 3-10. McDaniel lost 65-62 in their recent league game against Lincoln (Portland, OR)