The Bennington Bears basketball team (Bennington, OK), was toppled 47-38 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Stringtown Tigers (Stringtown, OK)

The Tigers now possess a 10-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Caney for a Big 5 battle on Thursday, January 11. Stringtown will confront a Cougars team coming off a 60-44 non-league loss to Tushka (Atoka, OK). The Cougars record now stands at 7-9.

The Bears (14-3) will now prepare for their battle against Moyers (Moyers, OK). The Tigers come into the Freelance battle with a 12-6 record.