The Hudson Pirates (Hudson, IA) basketball edged the host Jesup J-Hawks (Jesup, IA), 38-34 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Grundy Center for a non-league bout on Friday, December 6. Hudson will play a Spartans team coming off a 81-46 non-league win over Denver (Denver, IA). The Spartans record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Jesup falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The J-hawks host Denver (Denver, IA) to play the Cyclones in a North Iowa Cedar - East bout on Friday, December 6. The Cyclones go into the bout with a record of 1-1. Denver lost 81-46 in their recent non-league bout against Grundy Center (Grundy Center, IA)