The Hart Pirates (Hart, MI) basketball crushed the visiting Hesperia Panthers (Hesperia, MI), 74-29 in Tuesday's league test.

The Pirates (11-10) will now prepare for their test against Mason County Central (Scottville, MI). The Spartans go into the Western Michigan Lakes - Rivers test with a 10-12 record. In their last test, Mason County Central walloped Shelby (Shelby, MI), 63-53, in a league test.

The Panthers now own a 8-13 record. They play next when they travel to Ravenna for a Western Michigan Lakes - Rivers test on Thursday, February 22. Hesperia will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 56-39 non-league loss to Oakridge (Muskegon, MI). The Bulldogs record now stands at 10-11.