The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Metro Christian Patriots (Tulsa, OK) and the visiting Verdigris Cardinals (Claremore, OK), observed Metro Christian's basketball team overwhelm Verdigris by a score of 65-37.

The Patriots (11-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Tahlequah (Tahlequah, OK). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 3-7 record. In their last challenge, Tahlequah was routed by Bishop Kelley (Tulsa, OK), 64-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Oologah Mustangs (Oologah, OK) in a Verdigris Valley challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Verdigris will attempt to improve on its 0-14 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 6-2 record after their 69-54 non-league win over Dewey (Dewey, OK).