The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Fort Gibson Tigers (Fort Gibson, OK) and the host Verdigris Cardinals (Claremore, OK), observed Fort Gibson's basketball team knock off Verdigris by a score of 46-28.

The Tigers (8-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Catoosa (Catoosa, OK). The Indians come into the Verdigris Valley challenge with a 4-8 record. In their last challenge, Catoosa dropped by Okay (Okay, OK), 69-27, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Holland Hall Dutch (Tulsa, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Verdigris will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Dutch come into the challenge with a 7-2 record after their 61-22 non-league win over Central (Tulsa, OK).