The Gautier Gators (Gautier, MS) basketball crushed the visiting St. Patrick Fighting Irish (Biloxi, MS), 55-34 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Gators now possess a 9-8 record. They play next when they travel to Daphne for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. Gautier will play a Trojans team coming off a 76-36 non-league win over Christian Collegiate Academy (Gulfport, MS). The Trojans record now stands at 9-7.

With the loss, St. Patrick falls to 6-11 on the campaign. The Fighting irish travel to Long Beach (Long Beach, MS) to play the Bearcats in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. The Bearcats go into the bout with a record of 4-14. Long Beach lost 45-41 in their recent non-league bout against Bay (Bay St. Louis, MS)