Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Hulbert Riders (Hulbert, OK) and the visiting Gore Pirates (Gore, OK), saw Hulbert's basketball squad hold off Gore by a count of 59-58.

With the victory, Hulbert upgrades its record to 12-7 on the campaign. The Riders host Canadian (Canadian, OK) to play the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Monday, February 5. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 6-14. Canadian lost 56-47 in their recent non-league challenge against McCurtain (McCurtain, OK)