The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Stuart Hornets (Stuart, OK) and the host Indianola Warriors (Indianola, OK), observed Stuart's basketball team edge Indianola by a score of 46-39.

The Hornets (4-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Wetumka (Wetumka, OK). The Chieftains come into the non-league challenge with a 3-5 record.

In their next game, the Warriors battle the Kiowa Cowboys (Kiowa, OK) in a Pittsburg Eight challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Indianola will attempt to improve on its 3-9 season record. The Cowboys come into the challenge with a 6-4 record after their 48-37 non-league win over Quinton (Quinton, OK).