| 12/19/24 vs Hurley | 87 |
| 11/23/24 vs Verona | 72 |
| 11/27/24 @ Jasper | 66 |
| 12/12/24 vs School of the Ozarks | 65 |
| 11/25/24 vs Purdy | 60 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pleasant Hope). They took their matchup on Thursday with ease, bagging an 87-60 win over the Hurley Tigers. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Tigers are ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pleasant Hope's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Hurley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Pleasant Hope will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Halfway at 5:30 p.m. on January 9, 2025. As for Hurley, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Galena at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
