The Bluffton Pirates (Bluffton, OH) basketball crushed the visiting Carey Blue Devils (Carey, OH), 77-36 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 9-2 record. They play next when they travel to Lima Central Catholic for a Northwest bout on Friday, January 17. Bluffton will play a Thunderbirds team coming off a 76-42 non-league loss to St. John's (Delphos, OH). The Thunderbirds record now stands at 6-6.

With the loss, Carey falls to 3-8 on the campaign. The Blue devils travel to Mohawk (Sycamore, OH) to play the Warriors in a Northern 10 bout on Saturday, January 18. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 8-1.