The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the McCurtain Bulldogs (McCurtain, OK) and the host Moss Pirates (Holdenville, OK), observed McCurtain's basketball team edge Moss by a score of 53-51.

The Bulldogs (6-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Gans (Gans, OK). The Grizzlies come into the non-league challenge with a 0-9 record. In their last challenge, Gans was tipped by Gore (Gore, OK), 78-31, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Tupelo Tigers (Tupelo, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Moss will attempt to improve on its 7-9 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 12-5 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Wapanucka (Wapanucka, OK).