The Patterson Clippers basketball squad (Baltimore, MD), was crushed 57-26 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Dunbar Poets (Baltimore, MD)

With the victory, Dunbar advances its record to 6-1 on the year. The Poets host Long Reach (Columbia, MD) to meet the Lightning in a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. The Lightning enter the battle with a record of 2-3. Long Reach lost 46-38 in their recent league battle against Hammond (Columbia, MD)

The Clippers now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Benjamin Franklin for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 2. Patterson will meet a Bayhawks squad coming off a 53-35 league win over Lewis (Baltimore, MD). The Bayhawks record now stands at 2-2.