The Crane Pirates basketball team scored 50 points and limited the visiting Clever Blue Jays to 46 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Pirates now have a 11-3 record. They play next when they host Monett for a non-league game on Saturday, January 18. Crane will confront a Cubs team coming off a 60-46 non-league win over Sparta (Sparta, MO). The Cubs record now stands at 5-7.

With the loss, Clever falls to 6-5 on the campaign. The Blue jays travel to Monett (Monett, MO) to confront the Cubs in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 21. The Cubs go into the game with a record of 6-7. Monett won 50-37 in their recent non-league game against Crane (Crane, MO)