Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Duncan Demons (Duncan, OK) and the host Durant Lions (Durant, OK), saw Duncan's basketball squad hold off Durant by a tally of 59-54.

With the victory, Duncan improves its record to 9-9 on the campaign. The Demons travel to Altus (Altus, OK) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 8. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 1-16. Altus lost 44-30 in their recent non-league challenge against Elk City (Elk City, OK)

Next up, the Lions confront the McAlester Buffaloes (McAlester, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 5. Durant will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Buffaloes come into the challenge with a 2-12 record after their 83-47 league loss to Broken Bow (Broken Bow, OK).