The Bluffton Pirates basketball team scored 71 points and limited the host Paulding Panthers to 39 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Pirates now possess a 3-0 record. They play next when they host Riverdale for a non-league game on Friday, December 20. Bluffton will play a Falcons team coming off a 56-45 non-league win over Kenton (Kenton, OH). The Falcons record now stands at 3-4.

With the loss, Paulding falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Stryker (Stryker, OH) to play the Panthers in a non-league game on Friday, December 20. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 3-4. Stryker lost 47-31 in their recent non-league game against Edgerton (Edgerton, OH)