The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Park Hill Trojans (Kansas City, MO) and the visiting Platte County Pirates (Platte City, MO), observed Park Hill's basketball team edge Platte County by a margin of 55-49.

The Trojans (10-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Truman (Independence, MO). The Patriots come into the non-league challenge with a 3-14 record. In their last challenge, Truman was tipped by Belton (Belton, MO), 51-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the Fort Osage Indians (Independence, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Platte County will attempt to better on its 10-6 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 12-6 record after their 47-37 non-league loss to Blue Springs South (Blue Springs, MO).