The Bluffton Pirates (Bluffton, OH) basketball crushed the visiting Lincolnview Lancers (Van Wert, OH), 76-43 in Friday's league test.

The Pirates (8-6) will now prepare for their test against Spencerville (Spencerville, OH). The Bearcats go into the Northwest test with a 14-1 record. In their last test, Spencerville walloped St. John's (Delphos, OH), 57-45, in a non-league test.

The Lancers now own a 1-11 record. They play next when they travel to Parkway for a non-league test on Saturday, January 21. Lincolnview will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 44-35 league loss to Coldwater (Coldwater, OH). The Panthers record now stands at 4-10.