The Hudson Pirates (Hudson, IA) basketball crushed the host Union Knights (La Porte City, IA), 57-14 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Jesup for a North Iowa Cedar - East bout on Tuesday, December 3. Hudson will play a J-Hawks team coming off a 46-33 non-league win over Waukon (Waukon, IA). The J-Hawks record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Union falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Central City (Central City, IA) to play the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Monday, December 2. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 0-0.