The Pleasant Hope Pirates will square off against the Crane Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Crane is facing Pleasant Hope at the wrong time: Pleasant Hope suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell to the Panthers 53-49.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Crane ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They walked away with a 77-68 victory over Purdy. 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.
Crane has also 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 defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
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