The Cyril Pirates basketball team scored 56 points and held the host Big Pasture Rangers to 48 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Pirates now sport a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Oklahoma Christian Academy for a non-league contest on Friday, December 15.

The Rangers (6-5) will now prepare for their contest against Waurika (Waurika, OK). The Eagles enter the Southern Eight contest with a 3-3 record. In their last contest, Waurika ran past Grandfield (Grandfield, OK), 49-40, in a league contest.