Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Gore Pirates (Gore, OK) and the visiting Gans Grizzlies (Gans, OK), saw Gore's basketball squad hold off Gans by a tally of 29-22.

With the victory, Gore improves its record to 3-11 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Porum (Porum, OK) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 19. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 13-1. Porum lost 58-48 in their recent non-league challenge against McCurtain (McCurtain, OK)

Next up, the Grizzlies confront the Arkoma Mustangs (Arkoma, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 22. Gans will attempt to improve on its 4-8 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 0-9 record after their 69-31 non-league loss to Leflore (Leflore, OK).