The Temple Christian Pioneers basketball team scored 56 points and limited the host Riverside Pirates to 47 in the Pioneers non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Pioneers now possess a 6-5 record. They play next when they host Ridgedale for a Northwest Central game on Friday, January 10. Temple Christian will confront a Rockets team coming off a 67-32 non-league win over Liberty Christian Academy (Pataskala, OH). The Rockets record now stands at 9-2.

With the loss, Riverside falls to 2-8 on the campaign. The Pirates host Covington (Covington, OH) to confront the Buccs in a Three Rivers game on Tuesday, January 7. The Buccs go into the game with a record of 2-7. Covington lost 62-56 in their recent non-league game against Houston (Houston, OH)