The Diamond Wildcats (Diamond, MO) basketball felled the visiting Crane Pirates (Crane, MO), 50-40 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Wildcats (2-0) will now prepare for their test against Jefferson (St. Louis, MO). The go into the non-league test with a 5-5 record. In their last test, Jefferson went down by Rivers of Life Christian (Granite City, IL), 67-53, in a league test.

The Pirates now own a 1-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to East Newton for a non-league test on Saturday, December 3. Crane will clash with a Patriots squad coming off a 54-49 non-league loss to Jefferson (St. Louis, MO). The Patriots record now stands at 1-1.