The Pleasant Hope Pirates basketball team scored 57 points and limited the host Walnut Grove Tigers to 53 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Pirates now possess a 4-1 record. They play next when they host Humansville for a non-league game on Tuesday, December 10. Pleasant Hope will confront a Tigers team coming off a 44-31 non-league loss to Dadeville (Dadeville, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Walnut Grove falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Hurley (Hurley, MO) to confront the Tigers in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 10. The Tigers go into the game with a record of 1-2.