Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Durant Lions (Durant, OK) and the visiting Hugo Buffaloes (Hugo, OK), saw Durant's basketball squad hold off Hugo by a count of 58-55.

With the victory, Durant improves its record to 3-1 on the campaign. The Lions host Ardmore (Ardmore, OK) to confront the Tigers in a Freelance battle on Tuesday, January 10. The Tigers come into the battle with a record of 1-2. Ardmore lost 59-39 in their recent non-league battle against Hugo (Hugo, OK)

The Buffaloes (5-7) will now prepare for their battle against Ardmore (Ardmore, OK). The Tigers come into the non-league battle with a 1-1 record. In their last battle, Ardmore was nudged by Ada (Ada, OK), 43-31, in a non-league battle.