The Tahlequah Tigers (Tahlequah, OK) basketball nipped the visiting Booker T. Washington Hornets (Tulsa, OK), 45-41 in Saturday's league test.

The Tigers (4-0) will now prepare for their test against Pryor (Pryor, OK). The Tigers go into the 5A District 3 test with a 0-2 record. In their last test, Pryor was tipped by Collinsville (Collinsville, OK), 52-36, in a league test.

The Hornets now own a 4-1 record. They play next when they host Grove for a 5A District 3 test on Tuesday, December 12. Booker T. Washington will encounter a Ridgerunners squad coming off a 42-28 non-league win over Vinita (Vinita, OK). The Ridgerunners record now stands at 3-2.