In Thursday's non-league match, the Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL) basketball team triumphed over the visiting Carrier Mills-Stonefort Wildcats (Carrier Mills, IL), by a final score of 70-45.

In their next game, the Pirates face the Thompsonville (Thompsonville, IL) in a non-league match, on Saturday, January 28. Pope County will attempt to move on its 15-8 season record. The enter the match with a 4-8 record after their 56-55 league win over Carrier Mills-Stonefort (Carrier Mills, IL).

With the defeat, Carrier Mills-Stonefort moves to 1-18 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Galatia (Galatia, IL) to face the Bearcats in a non-league match on Friday, January 27. The Bearcats enter the match with a record of 4-10. Galatia lost 56-44 in their recent non-league match against Gallatin County (Junction, IL)