The Alburnett Pirates (Alburnett, IA) basketball crushed the visiting Starmont Stars (Arlington, IA), 67-18 in Tuesday's league test.

The Pirates (10-6) will now prepare for their test against Central City (Central City, IA). The Wildcats go into the Tri-Rivers - West test with a 4-16 record. In their last test, Central City was trounced by North Linn (Troy Mills, IA), 78-33, in a league test.

The Stars now own a 0-16 record. They play next when they travel to Springville for a Tri-Rivers - West test on Friday, January 27. Starmont will encounter a Orioles squad coming off a 68-57 league win over East Buchanan (Winthrop, IA). The Orioles record now stands at 12-4.