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Texas High School Basketball - Pleasant Grove can't hold off Pittsburg
January 25, 2022: Pittsburg, TX 75686
The Pittsburg Pirates basketball team scored 60 points and restricted the visiting Pleasant Grove Hawks to 53 in the Pirates league victory on Tuesday.
The Pirates now sport a 16-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Paris for a 4A Region II District 15 contest on Friday, January 28. Pittsburg will battle a Wildcats team coming off a 88-55 league win over Gilmer (Gilmer, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 18-5.
The Hawks (9-9) will now prepare for their contest against Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana, TX). The Leopards come into the 4A Region II District 15 contest with a 16-6 record. In their last contest, Liberty-Eylau was nudged by North Lamar (Paris, TX), 64-63, in a league contest.