Pass Christian Pirates (Pass Christian, MS) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host St. Patrick Fighting Irish (Biloxi, MS), 57-49 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Pass Christian upgrades its record to 6-10 on the season. The Pirates travel to Bay (Bay St. Louis, MS) to play the Tigers in a 4A Region 8 bout on Wednesday, January 3. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 13-5. Bay won 46-33 in their recent non-league bout against Petal (Petal, MS)

Next up, the Fighting Irish play the Tylertown Chiefs (Tylertown, MS) in a 3A Region 8 bout, on Friday, January 5. St. Patrick will attempt to upgrade on its 6-6 season record.