The Marlington Dukes basketball team scored 55 points and limited the visiting Salem Quakers to 36 in the Dukes league triumph on Tuesday.

The Dukes now have a 7-4 record. They play next when they travel to Alliance for a Eastern Buckeye game on Friday, January 10. Marlington will confront a Aviators team coming off a 60-41 league win over Minerva (Minerva, OH). The Aviators record now stands at 5-4.

With the loss, Salem falls to 4-7 on the campaign. The Quakers travel to West Branch (Beloit, OH) to confront the Warriors in a Eastern Buckeye game on Friday, January 10. The Warriors go into the game with a record of 3-7. West Branch lost 48-45 in their recent league game against Carrollton (Carrollton, OH)