The Merritt Oilers (Elk City, OK) basketball toppled the host Mooreland Bearcats (Mooreland, OK), 57-44 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Oilers now possess a 2-3 record. They play next when they travel to Mooreland for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 12. Merritt will play a Bearcats team coming off a 64-35 non-league loss to Shattuck (Shattuck, OK). The Bearcats record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, Mooreland falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Bearcats host Merritt (Elk City, OK) to play the Oilers in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 12. The Oilers go into the bout with a record of 1-2. Merritt lost 49-36 in their recent league bout against Canute (Canute, OK)