The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Avon Pirates (Avon, SD) and the visiting Alcester-Hudson Cubs (Alcester, SD), observed Avon's basketball team overwhelm Alcester-Hudson by a score of 58-24.

The Pirates (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Ethan (Ethan, SD). The Rustlers come into the non-league challenge with a 4-2 record. In their last challenge, Ethan trounced Wagner (Wagner, SD), 47-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cubs encounter the Canistota Hawks (Canistota, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Alcester-Hudson will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 49-18 non-league win over Platte/Geddes (Platte, SD).