The Pleasant Hope Pirates routed the host Hurley Tigers basketball team by a final score of 60-26 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Pirates face the Early Panthers (Morrisville, MO) in a non-league game, on Friday, December 15. Pleasant Hope will attempt to move on its 8-2 season record.

With the defeat, Hurley moves to 1-6 on the year. The Tigers travel to Galena (Galena, MO) to face the Bears in a non-league game on Friday, December 15. The Bears enter the game with a record of 2-5. Galena lost 64-59 in their recent non-league game against Walnut Grove (Walnut Grove, MO)