The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hannibal Pirates (Hannibal, MO) and the host Fulton Hornets (Fulton, MO), observed Hannibal's basketball team overcome Fulton by a score of 61-44.

The Pirates (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Rock Bridge (Columbia, MO). The Bruins come into the non-league challenge with a 2-1 record. In their last challenge, Rock Bridge dropped by Lutheran (St. Peters, MO), 68-57, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets battle the Marshall Owls (Marshall, MO) in a North Central Missouri challenge, on Friday, December 13. Fulton will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record.