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 overwhelm Hilldale by a score of 72-17.

The Pirates (9-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Wagoner (Wagoner, OK). The Bulldogs come into the Verdigris Valley challenge with a 5-4 record. In their last challenge, Wagoner was routed by Sequoyah (Tahlequah, OK), 61-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Catoosa Indians (Catoosa, OK) in a Verdigris Valley challenge, on Friday, January 17. Hilldale will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 4-11 record after their 79-17 league loss to Fort Gibson (Fort Gibson, OK).