The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hannibal Pirates (Hannibal, MO) and the host Elsberry Indians (Elsberry, MO), observed Hannibal's basketball team knock off Elsberry by a score of 50-30.

The Pirates (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Fort Zumwalt East (St. Peters, MO). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Fort Zumwalt East dropped by Howell North (St. Charles, MO), 47-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians battle the Duchesne Pioneers (St. Charles, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Elsberry will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 64-41 non-league win over Wright City (Wright City, MO).