The Marlington Dukes (Alliance, OH) basketball nipped the host Salem Quakers (Salem, OH), 51-49 in Tuesday's league test.

The Dukes (5-5) will now prepare for their test against Alliance (Alliance, OH). The Aviators go into the Eastern Buckeye test with a 4-5 record. In their last test, Alliance got by Minerva (Minerva, OH), 62-57, in a league test.

The Quakers now own a 3-5 record. They play next when they host West Branch for a Eastern Buckeye test on Friday, January 12. Salem will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 58-37 league win over Carrollton (Carrollton, OH). The Warriors record now stands at 9-2.