The Pleasant Hope Pirates will head out to face off against the Halfway Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pleasant Hope is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup back in December of 2024 with ease, bagging an 87-60 win over Hurley. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Pirates have posted since November 23, 2024.
Meanwhile, Halfway had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 55-35 win. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Halfway's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Pleasant Hope, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Pleasant Hope came up short against Halfway when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 72-64. Can Pleasant Hope avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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