Fans at Friday's league challenge between the New Lima Falcons (New Lima, OK) and the visiting Paden Pirates (Paden, OK), saw New Lima's basketball squad overcome Paden by a tally of 43-34.

With the victory, New Lima improves its record to 6-10 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to Olive (Drumright, OK) to play the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 9-2. Olive won 47-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Liberty (Mounds, OK)

Next up, the Pirates play the Liberty Tigers (Mounds, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 6. Paden will attempt to improve on its 5-7 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 0-11 record after their 47-35 non-league loss to Olive (Drumright, OK).