In Saturday's non-league outing, the Wellington Dukes (Wellington, OH) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Lake Ridge Academy Royals (North Ridgeville, OH), by a count of 69-27.

The Dukes (3-0) will now prepare for their outing against Columbia (Columbia Station, OH). The Raiders go into the Lorain County 8 outing with a 1-1 record. In their last outing, Columbia smashed Black River (Sullivan, OH), 46-40, in a league outing.

The Royals now hold a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Open Door Christian for a Lake Effect outing on Friday, December 15. Lake Ridge Academy will clash with a Patriots squad coming off a 59-58 non-league loss to Steele (Amherst, OH). The Patriots record now stands at 2-1.