Stillwater Pioneers (Stillwater, OK) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Bixby Spartans (Bixby, OK), 83-77 in a league bout.

With the victory, Stillwater upgrades its record to 10-8 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Southmoore (Moore, OK) to play the SaberCats in a 6A District 4 bout on Friday, February 9. The SaberCats come into the bout with a record of 9-10. Southmoore won 66-54 in their recent league bout against Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow, OK)

Next up, the Spartans play the Muskogee Roughers (Muskogee, OK) in a 6A District 4 bout, on Friday, February 9. Bixby will attempt to upgrade on its 12-9 season record.