The Clymer Central Pirates (Clymer, NY) basketball knocked off the visiting Silver Creek Black Knights (Silver Creek, NY), 33-24 in Tuesday's league test.

The Pirates (8-1) will now prepare for their test against Chautauqua Lake (Mayville, NY). The Thunderbirds go into the Section 6 Chautauqua/Cattaraugus - West II test with a 1-4 record. In their last test, Chautauqua Lake went down by Panama (Panama, NY), 49-46, in a league test.

The Black Knights now own a 7-2 record. They play next when they host Panama for a Section 6 Chautauqua/Cattaraugus - West II test on Wednesday, January 19. Silver Creek will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 35-33 league win over Sherman (Sherman, NY). The Panthers record now stands at 6-3.