In Saturday's league contest, the visiting Jefferson Democrats basketball team scored a good 74-62 triumph over the McDaniel Mountain Lions .

The Democrats (5-10) will now prepare for their contest against Grant (Portland, OR). The Generals go into the 6A Portland contest with a 10-5 record. In their last contest, Grant topped Franklin (Portland, OR), 71-45, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Mountain Lions confront the Ida B. Wells Guardians (Portland, OR) in a 6A Portland contest, on Wednesday, January 29. McDaniel will attempt to better on its 3-11 season record. The Guardians go into the contest with a 8-8 record after their 79-63 league win over Cleveland (Portland, OR).