The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Tahlequah Tigers (Tahlequah, OK) and the host Metro Christian Patriots (Tulsa, OK), observed Tahlequah's basketball team edge Metro Christian by a score of 50-45.

The Tigers (4-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Coweta (Coweta, OK). The Tigers come into the 5A District 4 challenge with a 4-10 record. In their last challenge, Coweta edged Altus (Altus, OK), 42-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Regent Prep (Tulsa, OK) in a Pinnacle challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Metro Christian will attempt to improve on its 11-9 season record. The come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 62-42 non-league loss to Summit Christian Academy (Broken Arrow, OK).