The Norwood Pirates (Norwood, MO) basketball nipped the visiting Gainesville Bulldogs (Gainesville, MO), 65-60 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Pirates (8-2) will now prepare for their test against Strafford (Strafford, MO). The Indians go into the non-league test with a 4-2 record. In their last test, Strafford was tipped by Hartville (Hartville, MO), 37-29, in a non-league test.

The Bulldogs now own a 3-3 record. They play next when they travel to Thayer for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 3. Gainesville will encounter a Bobcats squad coming off a 52-41 non-league win over Izard County (Brockwell, AR). The Bobcats record now stands at 2-2.