The Cardington-Lincoln Pirates basketball team scored 72 points and limited the visiting Mt. Gilead Indians to 55 in the Pirates league triumph on Tuesday.

The Pirates now possess a 16-2 record. They play next when they host Fredericktown for a Knox Morrow game on Friday, February 7. Cardington-Lincoln will confront a Freddies team coming off a 65-54 league win over Centerburg (Centerburg, OH). The Freddies record now stands at 14-4.

With the loss, Mt. Gilead falls to 8-10 on the campaign. The Indians host Danville (Danville, OH) to confront the Blue Devils in a Knox Morrow game on Friday, February 7. The Blue Devils go into the game with a record of 5-14. Danville lost 60-51 in their recent league game against East Knox (Howard, OH)