The Hudson Pirates (Hudson, IA) basketball nipped the host Clarksville Indians (Clarksville, IA), 53-46 in Monday's non-league test.

The Pirates (2-2) will now prepare for their test against Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner, IA). The Cougars go into the North Iowa Cedar - East test with a 1-2 record. In their last test, Sumner-Fredericksburg was tipped by Gladbrook-Reinbeck (Reinbeck, IA), 39-37, in a non-league test.

The Indians now own a 2-3 record. They play next when they host Waterloo Christian for a Iowa Star test on Friday, December 8. Clarksville will encounter a Regents squad coming off a 58-45 league win over Don Bosco (Gilbertville, IA). The Regents record now stands at 3-1.