The West Branch Warriors (Beloit, OH) basketball crushed the host Marlington Dukes (Alliance, OH), 51-21 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Warriors now possess a 10-1 record. They play next when they travel to Cardinal Mooney for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. West Branch will play a Cardinals team coming off a 47-26 non-league loss to Harding (Warren, OH). The Cardinals record now stands at 2-11.

With the loss, Marlington falls to 3-10 on the campaign. The Dukes travel to United (Hanoverton, OH) to play the Golden Eagles in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. The Golden Eagles go into the bout with a record of 7-6. United won 47-16 in their recent league bout against East Palestine (East Palestine, OH)