The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Piper Pirates (Kansas City, KS) and the host Leavenworth PIONEERS (Leavenworth, KS), observed Piper's basketball team knock off Leavenworth by a score of 68-50.

The Pirates (10-2) will now prepare for their challenge against De Soto (De Soto, KS). The Wildcats come into the United Kansas challenge with a 9-2 record. In their last challenge, De Soto prevailed over Basehor-Linwood (Basehor, KS), 57-43, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the PIONEERS encounter the De Soto Wildcats (De Soto, KS) in a United Kansas challenge, on Friday, February 7. Leavenworth will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record.