The Rolla Pirates basketball squad (Rolla, KS), was outscored 31-22 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Deerfield Spartans (Deerfield, KS)

With the victory, Deerfield advances its record to 2-3 on the year. The Spartans host Moscow (Moscow, KS) to meet the Wildcats in a Santa Fe Trail battle on Thursday, December 19. The Wildcats enter the battle with a record of 2-2.

The Pirates now own a 0-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Moscow for a Santa Fe Trail battle on Monday, December 16. Rolla will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 50-41 non-league win over Satanta (Satanta, KS). The Wildcats record now stands at 2-2.