Basketball Game Preview: Bowie Pirates vs. Harts Bluff Bulldogs

The Bowie Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Harts Bluff Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Bowie is headed into Friday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 31-28 heartbreaker at the hands of Pewitt. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Brahmas 8-3 in the first quarter.

Meanwhile, Harts Bluff didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pewitt on Friday, but they still walked away with a 51-46 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Harts Bluff is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Bowie, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.

Bowie and Harts Bluff were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but Bowie came up empty-handed after a 54-53 defeat. Can Bowie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.