The Hidalgo Pirates basketball team scored 69 points and limited the visiting Valley View Tigers to 27 in the Pirates league triumph on Wednesday.

The Pirates now possess a 20-9 record. They play next when they host Jubilee Brownsville for a 4A Region IV District 32 game on Friday, January 24. Hidalgo will confront a Titans team coming off a 55-54 league win over Grulla (Rio Grande City, TX). The Titans record now stands at 13-8.

With the loss, Valley View falls to 5-14 on the campaign. The Tigers host Port Isabel (Port Isabel, TX) to confront the Tarpons in a 4A Region IV District 32 game on Friday, January 24. The Tarpons go into the game with a record of 12-11. Port Isabel lost 60-49 in their recent league game against La Feria (La Feria, TX)