The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hicks Pirates (Leesville, LA) and the host Zwolle Hawks (Zwolle, LA), observed Hicks's basketball team overwhelm Zwolle by a score of 73-51.

The Pirates (11-16) will now prepare for their challenge against Leesville (Leesville, LA). The Wampus Cats come into the non-league challenge with a 9-8 record. In their last challenge, Leesville trounced Simpson (Simpson, LA), 75-70, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the Glenmora Wildcats (Glenmora, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 17. Zwolle will attempt to improve on its 17-9 season record.