The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Paden Pirates (Paden, OK) and the host Macomb Hornets (Macomb, OK), observed Paden's basketball team overwhelm Macomb by a score of 70-40.

The Pirates (5-2) will now prepare for their challenge against New Lima (New Lima, OK). The Falcons come into the Little River challenge with a 3-6 record. In their last challenge, New Lima was routed by Varnum (Seminole, OK), 72-30, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Maud Tigers (Maud, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 9. Macomb will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 56-45 non-league win over Maysville (Maysville, OK).