Basketball Game Preview: Alcester-Hudson Cubs vs. Viborg/Hurley Cougars

Alcester-Hudson is 2-8 against Viborg/Hurley since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Alcester-Hudson Cubs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Viborg/Hurley Cougars at 6:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Alcester-Hudson is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 61-29 loss at the hands of Chester. While losing is never fun, the Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Flyers are ranked 48th).

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Viborg/Hurley took on Dakota Valley on Friday. Viborg/Hurley fell 73-62 to Dakota Valley. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (55), the Cougars still had to take the loss.

Viborg/Hurley has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season. As for Alcester-Hudson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.

Alcester-Hudson came up short against Viborg/Hurley in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 56-44. Will Alcester-Hudson have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.