Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Hannibal Pirates (Hannibal, MO) and the host Marshall Owls (Marshall, MO), saw Hannibal's basketball squad wallop Marshall by a tally of 53-19.

With the victory, Hannibal improves its record to 7-5 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Battle (Columbia, MO) to confront the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, February 22. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 17-6.

Next up, the Owls confront the Moberly Spartans (Moberly, MO) in a North Central Missouri challenge, on Tuesday, February 14. Marshall will attempt to improve on its 5-18 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 9-5 record after their 65-36 league win over Marshall (Marshall, MO).