Dover Pirates (Dover, AR) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Perryville Mustangs (Perryville, AR), 54-36 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Dover upgrades its record to 6-19 on the season. The Pirates travel to Mayflower (Mayflower, AR) to clash with the Eagles in a 3A Region 5 bout on Tuesday, February 13. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 13-13. Mayflower lost 68-45 in their recent league bout against Lamar (Lamar, AR)