The Hart Pirates (Hart, MI) basketball crushed the visiting Hesperia Panthers (Hesperia, MI), 85-31 in Tuesday's league test.

The Pirates (10-0) will now prepare for their test against Holton (Holton, MI). The Red Devils go into the Western Michigan Lakes - Rivers test with a 0-10 record. In their last test, Holton was trounced by North Muskegon (North Muskegon, MI), 58-14, in a league test.

The Panthers now own a 2-8 record. They play next when they travel to Mason County Central for a Western Michigan Lakes - Rivers test on Friday, January 20. Hesperia will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 54-48 league win over Shelby (Shelby, MI). The Spartans record now stands at 8-1.