Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Moss Pirates (Holdenville, OK) and the visiting Paoli Pugs (Paoli, OK), saw Moss's basketball squad hold off Paoli by a tally of 41-36.

With the victory, Moss improves its record to 5-12 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Macomb (Macomb, OK) to confront the Hornets in a Little River challenge on Friday, January 19. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 7-10. Macomb won 56-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Butner (Cromwell, OK)

Next up, the Pugs confront the Butner Eagles (Cromwell, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 19. Paoli will attempt to improve on its 2-12 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 6-9 record after their 56-40 non-league loss to Macomb (Macomb, OK).