The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Pittsburg Panthers (Pittsburg, OK) and the host Sasakwa Vikings (Sasakwa, OK), observed Pittsburg's basketball team knock off Sasakwa by a score of 34-23.

The Panthers (11-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Indianola (Indianola, OK). The Warriors come into the Pittsburg Eight challenge with a 4-10 record.

In their next game, the Vikings battle the Maud Tigers (Maud, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Sasakwa will attempt to improve on its 7-7 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-8 record after their 43-37 non-league loss to Elmore City-Pernell (Elmore City, OK).