The Bluffton Pirates (Bluffton, OH) basketball crushed the visiting Kenton Wildcats (Kenton, OH), 82-40 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 7-1 record. They play next when they travel to Van Buren for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4. Bluffton will play a Black Knights team coming off a 73-34 non-league win over Cory-Rawson (Rawson, OH). The Black Knights record now stands at 4-3.

With the loss, Kenton falls to 1-6 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Liberty-Benton (Findlay, OH) to play the Eagles in a non-league outing on Saturday, January 4. The Eagles enter the outing with a record of 7-1. Liberty-Benton lost 69-62 in their recent non-league outing against Perrysburg (Perrysburg, OH)