The Poth Pirates basketball team scored 69 points and limited the visiting Hays Hawks to 59 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Pirates now possess a 8-9 record. They play next when they travel to Jones for a non-league game on Saturday, January 4. Poth will confront a Trojans team coming off a 62-36 non-league win over George West (George West, TX). The Trojans record now stands at 8-9.

With the loss, Hays falls to 8-13 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Glenn (Leander, TX) to confront the Grizzlies in a 5A Region IV District 25 game on Friday, January 3. The Grizzlies go into the game with a record of 7-11. Glenn lost 57-41 in their recent non-league game against Harker Heights (Harker Heights, TX)