Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Norborne Pirates (Norborne, MO) and the host Orrick Bearcats (Orrick, MO), saw Norborne's basketball squad hold off Orrick by a tally of 33-31.

With the victory, Norborne improves its record to 3-4 on the campaign. The Pirates host Santa Fe (Alma, MO) to encounter the Chiefs in a non-league test on Monday, January 8. The Chiefs go into the test with a record of 11-3. Santa Fe won 66-9 in their recent non-league test against Otterville (Otterville, MO)

The Bearcats now own a 3-8 record. They play next when they travel to Carrollton for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 9. Orrick will encounter a Trojans squad coming off a 52-31 non-league loss to Glasgow (Glasgow, MO). The Trojans record now stands at 8-3.