Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Velma-Alma Comets (Velma, OK) and the host Marietta Indians (Marietta, OK), saw Velma-Alma's basketball squad hold off Marietta by a tally of 39-33.

With the victory, Velma-Alma improves its record to 3-6 on the campaign. The Comets travel to Ringling (Ringling, OK) to confront the Blue Devils in a Oilfield challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a record of 2-6. Ringling won 56-16 in their recent non-league test against Little Axe (Norman, OK)

The Indians now own a 4-8 record. They play next when they travel to Lexington for a non-league test on Thursday, January 4. Marietta will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 59-38 non-league win over Wayne (Wayne, OK). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-5.