The Hannibal Pirates (Hannibal, MO) basketball knocked off the visiting St. Charles West Warriors (St. Charles, MO), 37-27 in Friday's non-league test.

The Pirates (6-4) will now prepare for their test against Marshall (Marshall, MO). The Owls go into the North Central Missouri test with a 1-7 record.

The Warriors now own a 1-9 record. They play next when they travel to Duchesne for a non-league test on Wednesday, January 3. St. Charles West will encounter a Pioneers squad coming off a 41-31 non-league win over Mehlville (St. Louis, MO). The Pioneers record now stands at 3-6.