In Thursday's non-league outing, the Mooreland Bearcats (Mooreland, OK) basketball squad beat the host Turpin Cardinals (Turpin, OK), by a count of 51-37.

The Bearcats (4-4) will now prepare for their outing against Merritt (Elk City, OK). The Oilers go into the non-league outing with a 9-1 record. In their last outing, Merritt defeated Gracemont (Gracemont, OK), 75-8, in a non-league outing.

The Cardinals now hold a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Gracemont for a non-league outing on Friday, January 5. Turpin will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 75-8 non-league loss to Merritt (Elk City, OK). The Lions record now stands at 1-13.