The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Metro Christian Patriots (Tulsa, OK) and the host Rejoice Christian Eagles (Owasso, OK), observed Metro Christian's basketball team edge Rejoice Christian by a score of 37-36.

The Patriots (5-3) will now prepare for their bout against Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City, OK). The Chargers go into the non-league bout with a 1-2 record. In their last bout, Heritage Hall was edged by Harrah (Harrah, OK), 64-32, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Rejoice Christian falls to 3-3 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Christian Heritage (Del City, OK) to play the Crusaders in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. The Crusaders go into the bout with a record of 4-1. Christian Heritage won 54-34 in their recent non-league bout against Ketchum (Ketchum, OK)