The Hannibal Pirates basketball squad (Hannibal, MO), was nudged 62-58 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Kirksville Tigers (Kirksville, MO)

With the victory, Kirksville advances its record to 10-8 on the year. The Tigers travel to St. Elizabeth (St. Elizabeth, MO) to meet the Hornets in a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 4. The Hornets enter the battle with a record of 13-5. St. Elizabeth lost 54-26 in their recent league battle against Fatima (Westphalia, MO)

The Pirates now own a 9-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Moberly for a North Central Missouri battle on Tuesday, February 4. Hannibal will meet a Spartans squad coming off a 59-53 non-league loss to Southern Boone (Ashland, MO). The Spartans record now stands at 3-17.