The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Pearl Pirates (Pearl, MS) and the host Crystal Springs Tigers (Crystal Springs, MS), observed Pearl's basketball team overwhelm Crystal Springs by a score of 77-54.

The Pirates (5-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Leake Central (Carthage, MS). The Gators come into the non-league challenge with a 5-1 record.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Hazlehurst Indians (Hazlehurst, MS) in a 3A Region 6 challenge, on Tuesday, November 26. Crystal Springs will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 47-35 non-league loss to St. Andrew's Episcopal (Ridgeland, MS).