The Canute Trojans (Canute, OK) basketball toppled the host Duke Tigers (Duke, OK), 56-44 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Trojans now possess a 9-2 record. They play next when they host Arnett for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. Canute will play a Wildcats team coming off a 56-41 non-league loss to Hammon (Hammon, OK). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-4.

With the loss, Duke falls to 8-3 on the campaign. The Tigers host Blair (Blair, OK) to play the Broncos in a Cottonbelt bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Broncos go into the bout with a record of 6-5. Blair lost 62-54 in their recent non-league bout against Chattanooga (Chattanooga, OK)