The Platte County Pirates (Platte City, MO) basketball crushed the host Chrisman Bears (Independence, MO), 72-50 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 4-2 record. They play next when they host Ruskin for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Platte County will play a Golden Eagles team coming off a 77-67 non-league loss to Fort Osage (Independence, MO). The Golden Eagles record now stands at 3-4.

With the loss, Chrisman falls to 0-5 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Lexington (Lexington, MO) to play the Minutemen in a non-league bout on Monday, December 30. The Minutemen go into the bout with a record of 6-1. Lexington won 77-46 in their recent non-league bout against Wellington-Napoleon (Wellington, MO)