The Hudson Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Denver Cyclones at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Hudson ended up a good deal behind Aplington-Parkersburg and lost 62-43. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Falcons are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Denver). They breezed by East Marshall to the tune of 87-50 on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Cyclones sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Denver pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points per game. As for Hudson, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Hudson lost to Denver on the road by a decisive 86-72 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Hudson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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