The West Rusk Raiders basketball team scored 53 points and limited the host Wells Pirates to 39 in the Raiders non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Raiders now have a 7-4 record. They play next when they travel to Gary for a non-league game on Thursday, December 11. West Rusk will confront a Bobcats team coming off a 73-57 non-league win over Tarkington (Cleveland, TX). The Bobcats record now stands at 9-3.

With the loss, Wells falls to 6-5 on the campaign. The Pirates host Grace Community (Tyler, TX) to confront the Cougars in a non-league game on Monday, December 15. The Cougars go into the game with a record of 13-4. Grace Community lost 76-67 in their recent non-league game against East Chambers (Winnie, TX)