The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tipton Tigers (Tipton, OK) and the host Erick Bearcats (Erick, OK), observed Tipton's basketball team knock off Erick by a score of 39-28.

The Tigers (5-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Frederick (Frederick, OK). The Bombers come into the non-league challenge with a 2-6 record. In their last challenge, Frederick prevailed over Temple (Temple, OK), 41-9, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bearcats encounter the Sweetwater Bulldogs (Sweetwater, OK) in a Five County challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Erick will attempt to improve on its 4-7 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 39-31 non-league win over Buffalo (Buffalo, OK).