The Emerson Pirates (Emerson, AR) basketball were winner over the host Hamburg Lions (Hamburg, AR), 54-36 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 9-1 record. They play next when they travel to Fordyce for a non-league bout on Monday, December 2. Emerson will play a Redbugs team coming off a 69-43 non-league loss to Rison (Rison, AR). The Redbugs record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Hamburg falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Lions host Dumas (Dumas, AR) to play the Bobcats in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 12. The Bobcats go into the bout with a record of 3-0.