The Ash Grove Pirates (Ash Grove, MO) basketball were winner over the visiting Spokane Owls (Spokane, MO), 61-49 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 9-6 record. They play next when they host Cassville for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 25. Ash Grove will play a Wildcats team coming off a 59-52 non-league loss to Strafford (Strafford, MO). The Wildcats record now stands at 2-10.

With the loss, Spokane falls to 0-16 on the campaign. The Owls travel to Southwest (Washburn, MO) to play the Trojans in a Southwest Central bout on Saturday, January 25. The Trojans go into the bout with a record of 5-7. Southwest lost 102-40 in their recent non-league bout against Forsyth (Forsyth, MO)