The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots basketball team scored 44 points and limited the visiting Hidalgo Early College Pirates to 36 in the Patriots non-league triumph on Friday.

The Patriots now possess a 5-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Jubilee Brownsville for a non-league test on Tuesday, November 25. Mission Veterans Memorial will clash with a Titans squad coming off a 64-54 non-league win over Macedonian Christian (Alamo, TX). The Titans record now stands at 5-1.

The Pirates (4-2) will now prepare for their test against Roma (Roma, TX). The Gladiators come into the non-league test with a 2-1 record. In their last test, Roma overcame Zapata (Zapata, TX), 46-35, in a non-league test.