The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Metro Christian Patriots (Tulsa, OK) and the host Checotah Wildcats (Checotah, OK), observed Metro Christian's basketball team overwhelm Checotah by a score of 61-25.

The Patriots (9-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Henryetta (Henryetta, OK). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 5-4 record. In their last challenge, Henryetta trounced Kellyville (Kellyville, OK), 65-56, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Okemah Panthers (Okemah, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 10. Checotah will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 7-3 record after their 66-58 non-league win over Little Axe (Norman, OK).