The Crab Orchard Trojans basketball team scored 72 points and limited the visiting Pope County Pirates to 40 in the Trojans league triumph on Friday.

The Trojans now possess a 6-0 record. They play next when they travel to Gallatin County for a Greater Egyptian game on Tuesday, December 10. Crab Orchard will confront a Hawks team coming off a 45-43 non-league loss to Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (Norris City, IL). The Hawks record now stands at 1-5.

With the loss, Pope County falls to 1-3 on the campaign. The Pirates host Community Christian (Paducah, KY) to confront the Warriors in a non-league game on Monday, December 9. The Warriors go into the game with a record of 0-1. Community Christian lost 83-29 in their recent league game against McCracken County (Paducah, KY)