In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Bluffton Pirates (Bluffton, OH) basketball squad beat the host Van Buren Black Knights (Van Buren, OH), by a margin of 60-49.

The Pirates (13-9) will now prepare for their outing against Elmwood (Bloomdale, OH). The Royals go into the non-league outing with a 4-15 record. In their last outing, Elmwood was beaten by Fostoria (Fostoria, OH), 99-0, in a league outing.

The Black Knights now own a 9-12 record. They play next when they travel to Columbus Grove for a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 21. Van Buren will clash with a Bulldogs squad coming off a 40-36 non-league win over Allen East (Harrod, OH). The Bulldogs record now stands at 6-14.