In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Bluffton Pirates (Bluffton, OH) basketball squad edged the visiting Elida Bulldogs (Elida, OH), by a margin of 73-66.

The Pirates (16-4) will now prepare for their outing against Allen East (Harrod, OH). The Mustangs go into the Northwest outing with a 10-8 record. In their last outing, Allen East held off Fort Jennings (Fort Jennings, OH), 58-47, in a non-league outing.

The Bulldogs now own a 13-6 record. They play next when they travel to Van Wert for a Western Buckeye outing on Friday, February 16. Elida will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 74-39 non-league loss to St. Henry (St. Henry, OH). The Cougars record now stands at 3-17.