The Emerson-Hubbard Boys lost 57-17 at home to Wakefield last Friday night before losing 43-41 at Allen Thursday night.
The Trojans led the Pirates 12-5 after one. Wakefield outscored Emerson-Hubbard 20-7 in the second quarter to take a 32-12 lead into the locker room.
The Trojans outlasted the Pirates 11-2 in the third quarter to go up 43-14 at the end of three.
Wakefield won the fourth quarter 14-3.
Joshua Sebade had 10 rebounds for Emerson-Hubbard.
The Eagles tripled up the Pirates 9-3 in the first quarter. Both teams scored 13 points in the second quarter, and Allen led 22-16 at halftime.
The Eagles won the third quarter 9-7 to go up 31-23 at the end of three.
Emerson-Hubbard outscored Allen 18-12 in the fourth quarter.
The Pirates really struggled against both teams. I thought Emerson-Hubbard might be able to get on a roll after beating Homer, but it just hasn't happened.
The Pirates (1-15) take on Ponca (13-3) in the first round of the Lewis and Clark Conference Tournament at Ponca Monday night.
The Indians won 71-23 at home over Emerson-Hubbard on December 16th.
It's going to be awfully difficult for the Pirates to compete with and beat Ponca I'm afraid.
Emerson-Hubbard has to give it all they got against the Indians, and do everything in their power to win, but ultimately I just don't know if it's going to be enough.
Anything can happen in the game of basketball, but Ponca just beat Winnebago, and given the way the Pirates' season is going, it's just hard to envision Emerson-Hubbard picking up a win Monday night.
That's not to say the Pirates can't win a consolation game though because I think that is very possible for Emerson-Hubbard.
I think if the Pirates were to keep things closer with the Indians than they did the first time around, that could be something positive to build off of.
I think at the beginning of the season Emerson-Hubbard probably thought they were going to have a really good season.
I think the Pirates probably had high expectations to begin the season.
Things haven't gone Emerson-Hubbard's way this year, but that doesn't mean quit. Emerson-Hubbard still has to work hard and continue to fight.
It will be interesting to see what happens in this tournament from the Pirates' perspective.
Monday's game is set to tip-off at 7:45 p.m.
The Emerson-Hubbard Girls won 40-36 at home over Wakefield last Friday night before downing Allen 47-21 on the road Thursday night.
The Pirates doubled up the Trojans 14-7 in the first quarter before losing the second quarter 8-5 to lead 19-15 at halftime.
Emerson-Hubbard outscored Wakefield 15-4 in the third quarter to go up 34-19 at the end of three.
The Trojans made a game of it in the fourth quarter, winning the frame 17-6.
Melanie Gentrup had 18 points and 9 rebounds to lead the Pirates. Caleigh Mackling and Courtney Bokemper totaled 7 points apiece while Bokemper notched 7 rebounds.
The Pirates led the Eagles 13-6 after one. Emerson-Hubbard outscored Allen 13-3 in the second quarter to take a 26-9 lead into the locker room.
The Eagles won the third quarter 9-7 to make it a 33-18 game at the end of three.
The Pirates shutdown Allen's offense in the fourth quarter, winning the frame 14-3.
Gentrup had a game-high 17 points and 7 rebounds while Mackling added 12 points. Bokemper came in with 8 points and 11 rebounds.
Emerson-Hubbard did a really nice job in beating Wakefield and Allen. The Pirates played pretty well against both teams, in my opinion.
Emerson-Hubbard (5-11) squares off with Hartington-Newcastle (11-4) in the first round of the Lewis and Clark Conference Tournament in Bloomfield Saturday evening.
The two teams met on December 12th in Emerson with the Wildcats winning 63-42.
This is going to be a tough game for the Pirates, in my opinion, but given how Emerson-Hubbard has played in their last couple of ball games, anything can happen.
The Pirates have been very solid defensively, and their offense appears to be coming around a little bit too.
I wouldn't put it past Emerson-Hubbard to pull off the upset.
The Pirates may lose, but you can bet Emerson-Hubbard will play their tail off and give it all they got.
Not trying to compare this year's team to last year's team, but the Pirates appear to be regaining a little bit of what they had last year I would say.
Wins over Wakefield and Allen aren't exactly what you would call signature wins, but they're wins, and building blocks for Emerson-Hubbard from here on out.
I look for the Pirates to be very competitive on Saturday and throughout this tournament. I think Emerson-Hubbard will play some of their best basketball this weekend and next week.
I think the Pirates have a chance to at least pick up one win in this tournament. I don't know how much of factor they'll be in terms of winning it, but Emerson-Hubbard should represent themselves well.
Saturday's game is set to tip-off at 6:00 p.m.
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