The Haworth Lions basketball team (Haworth, OK), was nudged 32-26 in Thursday's league battle with the host Battiest Panthers (Battiest, OK)

The Panthers now possess a 9-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Rattan for a McCurtain Six battle on Saturday, January 20. Battiest will confront a Rams team coming off a 43-31 league win over Fort Towson (Fort Towson, OK). The Rams record now stands at 9-8.

The Lions (2-12) will now prepare for their battle against Crowder (Crowder, OK). The Demons come into the non-league battle with a 11-8 record. In their last battle, Crowder edged Stuart (Stuart, OK), 40-20, in a league battle.