The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Okay Mustangs (Okay, OK) and the host Hulbert Riders (Hulbert, OK), observed Okay's basketball team overwhelm Hulbert by a score of 69-39.

The Mustangs (11-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Gore (Gore, OK). The Pirates come into the Big 8 challenge with a 7-3 record. In their last challenge, Gore trounced Gans (Gans, OK), 64-17, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Riders encounter the Oktaha Tigers (Oktaha, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 17. Hulbert will attempt to improve on its 4-8 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 6-7 record after their 71-37 non-league win over Porter (Porter, OK).