The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Pryor Tigers (Pryor, OK) and the host McAlester Buffaloes (McAlester, OK), observed Pryor's basketball team knock off McAlester by a score of 50-37.

The Tigers (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Coweta (Coweta, OK). The Tigers come into the 5A District 4 challenge with a 6-1 record. In their last challenge, Coweta prevailed over McAlester (McAlester, OK), 60-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Buffaloes encounter the Will Rogers College Ropers (Tulsa, OK) in a 5A District 4 challenge, on Friday, January 3. McAlester will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Ropers come into the challenge with a 5-2 record after their 50-41 non-league win over Holland Hall (Tulsa, OK).