The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Pleasant Hope Pirates (Pleasant Hope, MO) and the host Early Panthers (Morrisville, MO), observed Pleasant Hope's basketball team edge Early by a score of 56-49.

The Pirates (3-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Humansville (Humansville, MO). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Humansville edged School of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, MO), 47-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Weaubleau Tigers (Weaubleau, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Early will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record.