The Hobart Bearcats (Hobart, OK) basketball knocked off the visiting Merritt Oilers (Elk City, OK), 70-61 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Bearcats (7-2) will now prepare for their test against Granite (Granite, OK). The go into the Freelance test with a 6-4 record.

The Oilers now own a 0-6 record. They play next when they host Cheyenne/Reydon for a Five County test on Tuesday, February 7. Merritt will encounter a Bears squad coming off a 51-28 league loss to Arapaho (Arapaho, OK). The Bears record now stands at 3-4.