Basketball Game Preview: Spurger Pirates vs. High Island Cardinals

Spurger is on a three-game streak of home losses, High Island a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Spurger Pirates will host the High Island Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Spurger is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Brookeland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Spurger was beaten by Brookeland 85-10. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 60-8.

Meanwhile, High Island came up short against Chester on Tuesday, falling 49-23.

Spurger's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for High Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.

Spurger came up short against High Island in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 36-29. Will Spurger 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.