Basketball Recap: Alburnett Piles Up the Points Against Central City

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 vs Starmont	45
12/17/24 vs Central City	42
12/03/24 @ Easton Valley	39
12/06/24 vs Maquoketa Valley	18
12/10/24 @ North Linn	-38

Alburnett won the last time they faced Central City and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Alburnett Pirates breezed by the Central City Wildcats to the tune of 70-28. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 39 points or more this season.

Alburnett's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Central City, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Alburnett is taking a road trip to face off against Springville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Springville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Central City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against East Buchanan at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Central City is facing East Buchanan at the right time seeing as East Buchanan is stuck on a four-game losing streak.