The Pasco Pirates (Dade City, FL) basketball felled the visiting Central Bears (Brooksville, FL), 41-33 in Thursday's league test.

The Pirates (3-1) will now prepare for their test against Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL). The Sharks go into the 5A District 7 test with a 5-1 record. In their last test, Nature Coast Tech thwarted Weeki Wachee (Weeki Wachee, FL), 67-27, in a league test.

The Bears now own a 1-5 record. They play next when they travel to Weeki Wachee for a 5A District 7 test on Tuesday, December 9. Central will encounter a Hornets squad coming off a 58-43 non-league loss to Crystal River (Crystal River, FL). The Hornets record now stands at 0-9.