The Hudson Pirates basketball team scored 46 points and limited the host Columbus Sailors to 41 in the Pirates league triumph on Tuesday.

The Pirates now possess a 2-9 record. They play next when they travel to AGWSR for a non-league game on Friday, January 17. Hudson will confront a Cougars team coming off a 72-37 league loss to Grundy Center (Grundy Center, IA). The Cougars record now stands at 4-9.

With the loss, Columbus falls to 4-5 on the campaign. The Sailors travel to Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg, IA) to confront the Falcons in a North Iowa Cedar - East game on Friday, January 17. The Falcons go into the game with a record of 9-1. Aplington-Parkersburg won 73-60 in their recent league game against Denver (Denver, IA)