The Pittsburg Pirates basketball team scored 48 points and limited the host Kilgore Bulldogs to 43 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Pirates now possess a 8-3 record. They play next when they travel to Frankston for a non-league game on Thursday, December 12. Pittsburg will confront a Indians team coming off a 75-54 non-league win over Huntington (Huntington, TX). The Indians record now stands at 7-4.

With the loss, Kilgore falls to 0-9 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Cumberland Academy (Tyler, TX) to confront the Knights in a 4A Region II District 16 game on Friday, December 20. The Knights go into the game with a record of 3-8. Cumberland Academy lost 51-49 in their recent non-league game against Troup (Troup, TX)