The Hannibal Pirates basketball team (Hannibal, MO), dropped 59-45 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting West Hancock co-op [Hamilton/Warsaw] Cardinals (Hamilton, IL)

The Cardinals now sport a 9-3 record. They play next when they travel to Seymour for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 24. West Hancock co-op [Hamilton/Warsaw] will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 52-38 non-league win over Astoria-Table Grove VIT (Astoria, IL). The Indians record now stands at 8-6.

Next up, the Pirates encounter the Helias Crusaders (Jefferson City, MO) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, January 27. Hannibal will attempt to upgrade on its 1-17 season record. The Crusaders go into the bout with a 13-4 record after their 59-47 non-league win over Camdenton (Camdenton, MO).