The Marlington Dukes (Alliance, OH) basketball knocked off the visiting Salem Quakers (Salem, OH), 64-55 in Friday's league test.

The Dukes (5-6) will now prepare for their test against Alliance (Alliance, OH). The Aviators go into the Eastern Buckeye test with a 7-2 record. In their last test, Alliance notched a victory over Minerva (Minerva, OH), 53-48, in a league test.

The Quakers now own a 4-5 record. They play next when they travel to West Branch for a Eastern Buckeye test on Tuesday, January 10. Salem will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 39-34 league loss to Carrollton (Carrollton, OH). The Warriors record now stands at 4-5.