The Emerson-Hubbard Boys Basketball Team lost 64-38 at Pender Tuesday night in action aired on 107.9 the Bull before winning 38-36 at home over Allen Thursday night.
The Pendragons got out to a 14-6 lead on the Pirates at the end of one. Pender outscored Emerson-Hubbard 18-7 in the 2nd quarter to take a 32-13 lead into the locker room.
The Pendragons won the 3rd quarter 16-9 to go up 48-22 at the end of three.
Both teams scored 16 points in the 4th quarter.
Spencer Burcham had 11 points while Nolan Belt totaled 10 points and 7 rebounds. Hunter Schock added 7 points while Jacob Kneifl had 9 rebounds.
Emerson-Hubbard went up 16-7 on the Eagles at the end of one. Allen won the 2nd quarter 12-8 to make it a 24-19 game at halftime.
The Eagles won the 3rd quarter 9-5 to close within 1 at 29-28 at the end of three.
The Pirates won the 4th quarter 9-8.
Kneifl led the way with 17 points while Belt notched 10 points and 7 rebounds.
Good response by Emerson-Hubbard on Thursday after falling to the Pendragons on Tuesday.
The Pirates (5-12) take on Ponca (14-3) in the first round of the Lewis & Clark Conference Tournament at Ponca Monday night.
The Indians won 75-49 at home over Wynot Thursday night.
Ponca beat Emerson-Hubbard 63-31 at home earlier in the season.
The Pirates just have to go out there and compete and give things their best shot on Monday.
Beating the Indians doesn't figure to be easy, but Emerson-Hubbard can't back down from the challenge.
The Pirates have to take the challenge head on, and go out there and play Ponca tough.
Emerson-Hubbard has to use the game as an opportunity to grow and improve.
The Pirates have to play their hearts out and fight as hard as possible.
Emerson-Hubbard can never give up, and has to keep fighting and grinding no matter how difficult things get.
The Pirates need to give the Indians all they can want and handle and then some.
Emerson-Hubbard has to implore a tough press and defense that is suffocating.
The Pirates also need to be on top of their game offensively.
Offense has definitely been the biggest challenge for Emerson-Hubbard so far this year.
I feel the Pirates have a chance and opportunity to be successful on Monday, but success won't come easy, especially against the Indians.
Emerson-Hubbard will have to earn everything they get in this one.
The Pirates have to come out and play hard and smart from the get go.
Emerson-Hubbard has to take some chances on defense and try and gamble some to come up with big turnovers and things of that sort.
The Pirates have absolutely nothing to lose in this game so they have to take every risk and chance imaginable, and try and pull the unthinkable.
The game will start 20 minutes after the conclusion of the Hartington-Newcastle and Bloomfield game, which is set to begin at 6:00 p.m.
The Emerson-Hubbard Girls lost 59-32 at Pender Tuesday night in action aired on 107.9 the Bull.
The Pendragons led the Pirates 11-5 at the end of one, and won the 2nd quarter 8-7 to go up 19-12 at halftime.
Pender turned things on in the 2nd half, outscoring Emerson-Hubbard 15-5 in the 3rd quarter to lead 34-17 at the end of three.
The Pendragons outscored the Pirates 25-15 in the 4th quarter.
Melanie Gentrup had 16 points while Addison Mackling totaled 7. Taylor Daum added 9 rebounds.
Heck of an effort by Emerson-Hubbard despite the loss.
The Pirates (6-10) take on Wakefield-Allen (3-12) in the first round of the Lewis & Clark Conference Tournament at Randolph Saturday night.
Wakefield-Allen lost 59-36 at home to Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Thursday night, and has dropped six in a row.
Emerson-Hubbard beat Wakefield-Allen 49-45 at home just over a week ago.
So the Pirates beat Wakefield-Allen once, and I think Emerson-Hubbard can do it again.
The Pirates caught a red hot Pender Team Tuesday night, and I think only having 8 players out for the team caught up to Emerson-Hubbard at the end of the game.
The Pirates will have gotten some good prep work in, and should be ready to go and have an advantage with Wakefield-Allen playing on Thursday I would think.
It's never easy to beat the same team twice, especially when the games are so close together, but it can be done.
The winner gets either Randolph or Plainview in Wynot on Tuesday, and I think Emerson-Hubbard has to believe they can beat either of those two teams too.
I think the Pirates can make a nice little run in this tournament if they play up to their potential.
Emerson-Hubbard has been doing well this year for only having 8 girls out for the team, in my opinion.
Gentrup and Mackling need big offensive games for the Pirates, and Daum needs another strong performance on the boards.
Emerson-Hubbard has to exert every ounce of energy in their bodies and leave everything out on the floor.
The Pirates should be spent and have nothing left after this one.
Emerson-Hubbard needs to play a great game in order to advance.
You know Wakefield-Allen will be out for payback and vengeance, and will try and right their own ship against the Pirates.
It should be another very close game and nail biter that comes down to the wire, perhaps the final minutes or even the final seconds.
Tip-off is slated for 6:00 p.m.
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