The Pleasant Hope Pirates (Pleasant Hope, MO) basketball were winner over the visiting Humansville Tigers (Humansville, MO), 55-44 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 5-2 record. They play next when they host School of the Ozarks for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 12. Pleasant Hope will play a Patriots team coming off a 38-34 non-league win over Exeter (Exeter, MO). The Patriots record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Humansville falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Tigers host Macks Creek (Macks Creek, MO) to play the Pirates in a Polk County bout on Thursday, December 19. The Pirates go into the bout with a record of 3-4.