Midwest Oilers (Midwest, WY) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Arvada-Clearmont Panthers (Clearmont, WY), 55-40 in a league bout.

With the win, Midwest upgrades its record to 1-11 on the season. The Oilers travel to Kaycee (Kaycee, WY) to clash with the Buckaroos in a 1A Northeast bout on Thursday, January 19. The Buckaroos go into the bout with a record of 2-6. Kaycee lost 72-50 in their recent non-league bout against Wright (Wright, WY)

Next up, the Panthers clash with the Upton Bobcats (Upton, WY) in a 1A Northeast bout, on Friday, January 20. Arvada-Clearmont will attempt to upgrade on its 0-4 season record.