The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Locust Grove Pirates (Locust Grove, OK) and the visiting Hilldale Hornets (Muskogee, OK), observed Locust Grove's basketball team overcome Hilldale by a margin of 62-51.

The Pirates (2-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Non Varsity Opponent (, ). The come into the non-league challenge with a 131-257 record. In their last challenge, Non Varsity Opponent defeated Easton (Easton, WA), 70-20, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets battle the Catoosa Indians (Catoosa, OK) in a Verdigris Valley challenge, on Friday, January 17. Hilldale will attempt to better on its 3-6 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 11-1 record after their 64-61 league loss to Fort Gibson (Fort Gibson, OK).