In Thursday's non-league outing, the Branson Pirates (Branson, MO) basketball squad beat the visiting Hillcrest Hornets (Springfield, MO), by a margin of 60-48.

The Pirates (5-2) will now prepare for their outing against Marshfield (Marshfield, MO). The Bluejays go into the non-league outing with a 6-3 record. In their last outing, Marshfield defeated Glendale (Springfield, MO), 54-46, in a non-league outing.

The Hornets now own a 4-6 record. They play next when they travel to Seneca for a non-league outing on Friday, December 29. Hillcrest will clash with a Indians squad coming off a 57-11 non-league loss to Whitehaven (Memphis, TN). The Indians record now stands at 0-8.