The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Balko Bison (Balko, OK) and the visiting Merritt Oilers (Elk City, OK), observed Balko's basketball team overcome Merritt by a margin of 54-39.

The Bison (12-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Granite (Granite, OK). The come into the non-league challenge with a 21-4 record. In their last challenge, Granite defeated Mountain View-Gotebo (Mountain View, OK), 77-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Oilers battle the Hobart Bearcats (Hobart, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Merritt will attempt to better on its 10-11 season record. The Bearcats come into the challenge with a 14-10 record after their 54-49 non-league loss to Frederick (Frederick, OK).