The Nordheim Pirates basketball team scored 87 points and limited the visiting Waelder Wildcats to 8 in the Pirates league triumph on Friday.

The Pirates now have a 3-9 record. They play next when they travel to Runge for a 1A Region IV District 30 game on Tuesday, January 7. Nordheim will confront a Yellowjackets team coming off a 75-7 league loss to Moulton (Moulton, TX). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 0-9.

With the loss, Waelder falls to 0-10 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Austwell-Tivoli (Tivoli, TX) to confront the Redfish in a 1A Region IV District 30 game on Tuesday, January 7. The Redfish go into the game with a record of 4-2. Austwell-Tivoli won 68-13 in their recent league game against Prairie Lea (Prairie Lea, TX)