In Saturday's non-league outing, the Pawnee Black Bears (Pawnee, OK) basketball squad nipped the visiting Salina Wildcats (Salina, OK), by a margin of 56-54.

The Black Bears (6-9) will now prepare for their outing against Wellston (Wellston, OK). The Tigers go into the non-league outing with a 2-17 record. In their last outing, Wellston was tipped by Shidler (Shidler, OK), 53-42, in a non-league bout.

Next up, the Wildcats play the Sequoyah Eagles (Claremore, OK) in a Five Lakes bout, on Tuesday, January 23. Salina will attempt to upgrade on its 4-11 season record. The Eagles go into the bout with a 12-1 record after their 68-46 non-league win over Ketchum (Ketchum, OK).