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 knock off Crystal Springs by a score of 36-26.

The Pirates (2-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Leake Central (Carthage, MS). The Gators come into the non-league challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Leake Central prevailed over Leake County (Walnut Grove, MS), 46-33, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Hazlehurst Indians (Hazlehurst, MS) in a 3A Region 6 challenge, on Tuesday, November 26. Crystal Springs will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 47-12 non-league loss to West Lincoln (Brookhaven, MS).