In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Herculaneum Black Cats (Herculaneum, MO) basketball squad nipped the host Perryville Pirates (Perryville, MO), by a margin of 55-51.

The Black Cats (4-7) will now prepare for their outing against Jefferson (Festus, MO). The Blue Jays go into the Jefferson County - Small outing with a 9-5 record. In their last outing, Jefferson got by St. Vincent (Perryville, MO), 54-48, in a league outing.

The Pirates now own a 1-13 record. They play next when they host Windsor for a Jefferson County - Large outing on Thursday, January 18.