In Tuesday's league outing, the Branson Pirates (Branson, MO) basketball squad beat the host Ozark Tigers (Ozark, MO), by a margin of 89-79.

The Pirates (13-1) will now prepare for their outing against Bolivar (Bolivar, MO). The Liberators go into the Central Ozarks outing with a 3-7 record. In their last outing, Bolivar gained a win over Marshfield (Marshfield, MO), 55-48, in a league outing.

The Tigers now own a 8-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Glendale for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 17. Ozark will encounter a Falcons squad coming off a 61-54 non-league loss to St. Raymond Boys (Bronx, NY). The Falcons record now stands at 9-5.