In Thursday's non-league outing, the Norborne Pirates (Norborne, MO) basketball squad felled the host Northland Christian (Kansas City, MO), by a margin of 43-31.

The Pirates (5-9) will now prepare for their outing against Higbee (Higbee, MO). The Tigers go into the CLAA outing with a 16-3 record. In their last outing, Higbee thwarted Milan (Milan, MO), 74-64, in a non-league outing.

The now own a 3-10 record. They play next when they travel to Heritage Christian Academy for a non-league outing on Friday, February 2. Northland Christian will encounter a Chargers squad coming off a 55-36 non-league win over Tonganoxie (Tonganoxie, KS). The Chargers record now stands at 11-2.