The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Checotah Wildcats (Checotah, OK) and the visiting Hilldale Hornets (Muskogee, OK), observed Checotah's basketball team knock off Hilldale by a score of 48-39.

The Wildcats (9-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Roland (Roland, OK). The Rangers come into the NOAA challenge with a 11-3 record. In their last challenge, Roland prevailed over Claremore (Claremore, OK), 57-23, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Holdenville Wolverines (Holdenville, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Hilldale will attempt to improve on its 6-8 season record. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a 10-6 record after their 46-44 non-league loss to Chandler (Chandler, OK).