The Salem Quakers basketball team scored 55 points and held the visiting Ursuline Fighting Irish to 47 in the Quakers non-league triumph on Monday.

The Quakers now sport a 5-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Minerva for a Eastern Buckeye contest on Wednesday, January 10. Salem will meet a Lions team coming off a 69-30 non-league loss to Indian Creek (Wintersville, OH). The Lions record now stands at 4-9.

The Fighting Irish (6-7) will now prepare for their contest against East (Youngstown, OH). The enter the Freelance contest with a 4-4 record. In their last contest, East was dropped by Chaney (Youngstown, OH), 1-0, in a league challenge.