The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hudson Pirates (Hudson, IA) and the host AGWSR Cougars (Ackley, IA), observed Hudson's basketball team knock off AGWSR by a score of 57-42.

The Pirates (3-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg, IA). The Falcons come into the North Iowa Cedar - East challenge with a 11-1 record. In their last challenge, Aplington-Parkersburg prevailed over Kee (Lansing, IA), 69-58, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels (Reinbeck, IA) in a North Iowa Cedar - West challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. AGWSR will attempt to improve on its 4-10 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 8-3 record after their 57-52 league loss to Grundy Center (Grundy Center, IA).