The Notus Pirates basketball squad (Notus, ID), lost 49-31 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Idaho City Wildcats (Idaho City, ID)

With the victory, Idaho City advances its record to 2-3 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Garden Valley (Garden Valley, ID) to meet the Wolverines in a non-league battle on Thursday, January 9. The Wolverines enter the battle with a record of 4-6. Garden Valley won 45-38 in their recent non-league battle against Victory Charter (Nampa, ID)

The Pirates now own a 2-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Liberty Charter for a 2A Western Idaho battle on Friday, January 10. Notus will meet a Patriots squad coming off a 2-0 league win over North Star (Eagle, ID). The Patriots record now stands at 8-2.