The Manistee Chippewas basketball team scored 45 points and held the visiting Hart Pirates to 43 in the Chippewas non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Chippewas now sport a 9-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mason County Central for a non-league contest on Thursday, March 1. Manistee will confront a Spartans team coming off a 53-52 non-league win over Benzie Central (Benzonia, MI). The Spartans record now stands at 8-11.

The Pirates (0-19) will now prepare for their bout against Mason County Eastern (Custer, MI). The Cardinals come into the non-league bout with a 11-8 record. In their last bout, Mason County Eastern held off Walkerville (Walkerville, MI), 59-41, in a league bout.