The Dunbar Poets (Baltimore, MD) basketball edged the visiting Patterson Clippers (Baltimore, MD), 46-40 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Poets now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Edmondson-Westside for a non-league bout on Thursday, January 2. Dunbar will play a Red Storm team coming off a 79-61 non-league loss to City College (Baltimore, MD). The Red Storm record now stands at 1-2.

With the loss, Patterson falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Clippers travel to City College (Baltimore, MD) to play the Black Knights in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Black Knights go into the bout with a record of 2-1. City College won 79-61 in their recent non-league bout against Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore, MD)