The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Ash Grove Pirates (Ash Grove, MO) and the visiting Clever Blue Jays (Clever, MO), observed Ash Grove's basketball team edge Clever by a margin of 57-54.

The Pirates (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Chadwick (Chadwick, MO). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 3-0 record. In their last challenge, Chadwick edged Liberty (Mountain View, MO), 61-22, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Jays battle the Central Bulldogs (Springfield, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Clever will attempt to better on its 2-5 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 73-20 league loss to Branson (Branson, MO).