Boonville Pirates (Boonville, MO) backers went home thrilled Monday as they saw their basketball team smash the visiting Moberly Spartans (Moberly, MO), 76-36 in a non-league contest.

The Pirates (3-0) will now prepare for their contest against Centralia (Centralia, MO). The Panthers go into the non-league contest with a 5-0 record. In their last contest, Centralia smashed Macon (Macon, MO), 55-26, in a non-league match.

The Spartans now sport a 0-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hannibal for a North Central Missouri match on Tuesday, December 16.