The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Dunbar Wolverines (Dayton, OH) and the host Thurgood Marshall Cougars (Dayton, OH), observed Dunbar's basketball team knock off Thurgood Marshall by a score of 57-45.

The Wolverines (11-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Meadowdale (Dayton, OH). The Lions come into the Dayton Public challenge with a 7-9 record. In their last challenge, Meadowdale prevailed over Belmont (Dayton, OH), 60-47, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Mt. Healthy Fighting Owls (Cincinnati, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Thurgood Marshall will attempt to improve on its 6-9 season record. The Fighting Owls come into the challenge with a 4-10 record after their 52-47 league loss to Northwest (Cincinnati, OH).