The Platte County Pirates ran past the visiting Lafayette Fighting Irish basketball team by a final score of 61-53 in Monday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Pirates face the Kearney Bulldogs (Kearney, MO) in a Freelance game, on Friday, December 15. Platte County will attempt to move on its 4-1 season record. The Bulldogs enter the game with a 2-3 record after their 54-40 league loss to Liberty North (Liberty, MO).

With the defeat, Lafayette moves to 0-1 on the year. The Fighting irish host Mid-Buchanan (Faucett, MO) to face the Dragons in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 12. The Dragons enter the game with a record of 5-2. Mid-Buchanan won 62-41 in their recent league game against Lathrop (Lathrop, MO)