The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Preston Pirates (Preston, OK) and the host Pittsburg Panthers (Pittsburg, OK), observed Preston's basketball team edge Pittsburg by a score of 56-49.

The Pirates (5-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Caddo (Caddo, OK). The Bruins come into the non-league challenge with a 6-0 record. In their last challenge, Caddo edged Savanna (Savanna, OK), 71-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Savanna Bulldogs (Savanna, OK) in a Pittsburg Eight challenge, on Saturday, December 14. Pittsburg will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 71-36 non-league loss to Caddo (Caddo, OK).