The Rolla Pirates basketball team (Rolla, KS), was overwhelmed 61-32 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Deerfield Spartans (Deerfield, KS)

The Spartans now possess a 2-8 record. They play next when they host South Gray for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 14. Deerfield will battle a Rebels team coming off a 63-47 league win over Minneola (Minneola, KS). The Rebels record now stands at 7-1.

The Pirates (2-8) will now prepare for their battle against Granada (Granada, CO). The Bobcats come into the non-league battle with a 4-5 record. In their last battle, Granada triumphed over South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] (Vilas, CO), 63-60, in a league battle.