Monte Vista Pirates (Monte Vista, CO) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Sargent Farmers (Monte Vista, CO), 41-36 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Monte Vista upgrades its record to 14-6 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Sanford (Sanford, CO) to play the Mustangs in a non-league bout on Saturday, February 24. The Mustangs come into the bout with a record of 17-4. Sanford won 57-30 in their recent non-league bout against Del Norte (Del Norte, CO)