The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Carrollton Warriors (Carrollton, OH) and the host Marlington Dukes (Alliance, OH), observed Carrollton's basketball team edge Marlington by a score of 53-47.

The Warriors (10-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Alliance (Alliance, OH). The Aviators come into the Eastern Buckeye challenge with a 0-12 record. In their last challenge, Alliance was tipped by Coventry (Akron, OH), 50-7, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Dukes battle the West Branch Warriors (Beloit, OH) in a Eastern Buckeye challenge, on Wednesday, January 8. Marlington will attempt to improve on its 3-9 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 9-1 record after their 41-18 league win over Minerva (Minerva, OH).