The Southeast Pirates (Ravenna, OH) basketball knocked off the visiting Rootstown Rovers (Rootstown, OH), 61-48 in Friday's league test.

The Pirates (5-2) will now prepare for their test against Springfield (Akron, OH). The Spartans go into the non-league test with a 3-6 record. In their last test, Springfield went down by Streetsboro (Streetsboro, OH), 36-34, in a league test.

The Rovers now own a 2-6 record. They play next when they travel to Chippewa for a non-league test on Saturday, January 6. Rootstown will encounter a Chipps squad coming off a 44-35 league loss to Smithville (Smithville, OH). The Chipps record now stands at 1-7.