The Newcastle Racers (Newcastle, OK) basketball edged the visiting Bethany Bronchos (Bethany, OK), 39-33 in Thursday's league bout.

The Racers now possess a 8-5 record. They play next when they host Coweta for a non-league bout on Thursday, January 23. Newcastle will play a Tigers team coming off a 75-69 league loss to McAlester (McAlester, OK). The Tigers record now stands at 3-9.

With the loss, Bethany falls to 8-5 on the campaign. The Bronchos travel to Newcastle (Newcastle, OK) to play the Racers in a Western - North bout on Friday, January 24. The Racers go into the bout with a record of 7-5. Newcastle won 39-33 in their recent league bout against Bethany (Bethany, OK)