Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL) and the visiting Carrier Mills-Stonefort Wildcats (Carrier Mills, IL), saw Pope County's basketball squad wallop Carrier Mills-Stonefort by a count of 69-47.

With the victory, Pope County upgrades its record to 13-7 on the campaign. The Pirates host Galatia (Galatia, IL) to play the Bearcats in a Greater Egyptian challenge on Friday, January 20. The Bearcats come into the challenge with a record of 4-8. Galatia lost 72-29 in their recent non-league challenge against Hamilton County (McLeansboro, IL)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Thompsonville (Thompsonville, IL) in a Greater Egyptian challenge, on Friday, January 20. Carrier Mills-Stonefort will attempt to upgrade on its 1-15 season record. The come into the challenge with a 3-8 record after their 67-51 non-league win over Century (Ullin, IL).