Basketball Game Preview: Sperry Pirates vs. Cushing Tigers

The Sperry Pirates and the Cushing Tigers will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sperry will be strutting in after a win while Cushing will be coming in after a defeat.

Sperry played in conference for the first time on Friday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They snuck past Cleveland with a 45-40 victory.

Meanwhile, Cushing was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss dating back to last season. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 31-27 heartbreaker at the hands of Byng.

Cushing's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Sperry, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-3.

Sperry beat Cushing 42-31 in their previous meeting back in January. Does Sperry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cushing turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.