In Thursday's league outing, the Jay Bulldogs (Jay, OK) basketball squad edged the host Vinita Hornets (Vinita, OK), by a count of 37-30.

The Bulldogs (6-5) will now prepare for their outing against Miami (Miami, OK). The Wardogs go into the Verdigris Valley outing with a 1-9 record. In their last outing, Miami was tipped by Verdigris (Claremore, OK), 64-19, in a league outing.

The Hornets now hold a 3-5 record. They play next when they travel to Hilldale for a Verdigris Valley outing on Friday, January 27. Vinita will clash with a Hornets squad coming off a 53-24 league loss to Fort Gibson (Fort Gibson, OK). The Hornets record now stands at 2-6.