Platte County Pirates (Platte City, MO) supporters left the game happy Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the visiting Raymore-Peculiar Panthers (Peculiar, MO), 47-44 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Platte County advances its record to 3-0 on the year. The Pirates travel to Liberty (Liberty, MO) to face the Blue Jays in a non-league match on Monday, December 9. The Blue Jays enter the match with a record of 1-0. Liberty won 51-32 in their recent non-league match against Kearney (Kearney, MO)

The Panthers now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Park Hill South for a non-league match on Monday, December 9. Raymore-Peculiar will face a Panthers squad coming off a 69-64 non-league win over Liberty North (Liberty, MO). The Panthers record now stands at 1-0.