The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Pleasant Hope Pirates (Pleasant Hope, MO) and the visiting Walnut Grove Tigers (Walnut Grove, MO), observed Pleasant Hope's basketball team edge Walnut Grove by a score of 59-52.

The Pirates (3-1) will now prepare for their battle against Osceola (Osceola, MO). The Indians enter the non-league battle with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Osceola edged Early (Morrisville, MO), 60-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Early Panthers (Morrisville, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 4. Walnut Grove will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 60-53 non-league loss to Osceola (Osceola, MO).