In Friday's league outing, the Central Tigers (Sallisaw, OK) basketball squad beat the visiting Vian Wolverines (Vian, OK), by a count of 54-36.

The Tigers (6-3) will now prepare for their outing against Keys (Park Hill, OK). The Cougars go into the Big Eight outing with a 7-2 record. In their last outing, Keys defeated Morris (Morris, OK), 33-31, in a non-league outing.

The Wolverines now hold a 2-6 record. They play next when they travel to Westville for a Big Eight outing on Tuesday, January 9. Vian will clash with a Yellowjackets squad coming off a 58-35 league loss to Howe (Howe, OK). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 1-6.