In Monday's non-league outing, the Norwood Pirates (Norwood, MO) basketball squad beat the visiting Winona Wildcats (Winona, MO), by a margin of 68-59.

The Pirates (7-2) will now prepare for their outing against Strafford (Strafford, MO). The Indians go into the non-league outing with a 4-2 record. In their last outing, Strafford was beaten by Hartville (Hartville, MO), 37-29, in a non-league outing.

The Wildcats now own a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Summersville for a Big Springs outing on Monday, January 2. Winona will clash with a Wildcats squad coming off a 51-41 non-league loss to Gainesville (Gainesville, MO). The Wildcats record now stands at 2-3.