The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Cumberland Pirates (Toledo, IL) and the visiting Arcola Purple Riders (Arcola, IL), observed Cumberland's basketball team overwhelm Arcola by a score of 66-20.

The Pirates (16-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Sullivan (Sullivan, IL). The Redskins come into the non-league challenge with a 19-3 record. In their last challenge, Sullivan trounced Heritage (Broadlands, IL), 64-19, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Purple Riders battle the Heritage Hawks (Broadlands, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 25. Arcola will attempt to improve on its 12-8 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 15-9 record after their 64-19 non-league loss to Sullivan (Sullivan, IL).