The Hannibal Pirates bounced the host Moberly Spartans basketball squad by a final score of 66-19 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Pirates clash with the Mexico Bulldogs (Mexico, MO) in a North Central Missouri outing, on Thursday, December 19. Hannibal will attempt to upgrade on its 6-1 season record. The Bulldogs come into the outing with a 3-4 record after their 52-49 league loss to Kirksville (Kirksville, MO).

The Spartans (1-5) will now prepare for their outing against Marshall (Marshall, MO). The Owls come into the North Central Missouri outing with a 3-6 record. In their last outing, Marshall routed Fulton (Fulton, MO), 40-35, in a league outing.