The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Perryville Pirates (Perryville, MO) and the host Crystal City Hornets (Crystal City, MO), observed Perryville's basketball team edge Crystal City by a score of 67-61.

The Pirates (5-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Festus (Festus, MO). The Tigers come into the Jefferson County - Large challenge with a 7-4 record. In their last challenge, Festus edged Valle Catholic (Ste. Genevieve, MO), 52-26, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles (Poplar Bluff, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 23. Crystal City will attempt to improve on its 1-12 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 13-5 record after their 50-38 non-league win over Zalma (Zalma, MO).