The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Roland Rangers (Roland, OK) and the visiting Poteau Pirates (Poteau, OK), observed Roland's basketball team overwhelm Poteau by a margin of 71-26.

The Rangers (10-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Claremore (Claremore, OK). The Zebras come into the non-league challenge with a 6-9 record.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the Heavener Wolves (Heavener, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Poteau will attempt to better on its 1-13 season record. The Wolves come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their 46-39 league loss to Talihina (Talihina, OK).