In Tuesday's league outing, the Hannibal Pirates (Hannibal, MO) basketball squad nipped the visiting Marshall Owls (Marshall, MO), by a margin of 63-60.

The Owls now own a 2-14 record. They take the field next when they travel to Moberly for a North Central Missouri outing on Friday, February 20. Marshall will clash with a Spartans squad coming off a 62-54 league win over Fulton (Fulton, MO). The Spartans record now stands at 20-2.