The Crane Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Pleasant Hope Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crane will be strutting in after a victory while Pleasant Hope will be coming in after a defeat.
On Wednesday, Crane needed a bit of extra time to put away Purdy. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 77-68. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Eagles are ranked 375th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Hope unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 53-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Early.
Crane has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points per game. As for Pleasant Hope, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
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