In Saturday's non-league outing, the Crab Orchard Trojans (Marion, IL) basketball squad beat the visiting Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL), by a margin of 86-77.

The Trojans (14-7) will now prepare for their outing against Thompsonville (Thompsonville, IL). The go into the Greater Egyptian outing with a 2-19 record. In their last outing, Thompsonville was beaten by Pope County (Golconda, IL), 61-36, in a non-league outing.

The Pirates now own a 11-11 record. They play next when they travel to Hardin County for a Greater Egyptian outing on Tuesday, January 30. Pope County will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 48-35 non-league win over Gallatin County (Junction, IL). The Cougars record now stands at 7-9.