Vinton-Shellsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Hudson Pirates 80-51. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Pirates are ranked 91st).
Vinton-Shellsburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Hudson, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Vinton-Shellsburg has already played their next match (against Clear Creek-Amana), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hudson will challenge Center Point-Urbana at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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