The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hicks Pirates (Leesville, LA) and the visiting Evans Eagles (Evans, LA), observed Hicks's basketball team overwhelm Evans by a score of 70-31.

The Pirates (8-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Florien (Florien, LA). The Blackcats come into the non-league challenge with a 7-3 record. In their last challenge, Florien trounced Simpson (Simpson, LA), 53-41, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Northwood Gators (Lena, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 26. Evans will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record.