On Wednesday evening the Bogotá Pirates ran in at 94-73 against the Norte Mules in the Colombian LBP. The hosts had already secured home advantage by winning their previous fixture 90-75, and this time they held their nerve through a straightforward afternoon. The final margin spoke for itself.
The visitors arrived in seventh place after five wins and nine defeats, while the Pirates sat fourth with eight victories from fourteen games. The gap between them was not theoretical — it showed in the scoreboard from the opening tip. To be fair, the Mules had shown flashes earlier in the campaign, including an 115-91 win over the Caimanes, but consistency has been their problem all season.
And here's the thing about results like this: they rarely come from one moment. The Pirates had already beaten the Mules 87-95 earlier in October, then lost 80-83 in a second meeting. By then the pattern was clear — close games that could go either way. This time they found a way through, and the scoreline reflected a team that had finally clicked.
Looking at the table, the Pirates now sit six points clear of the Mules despite playing the same number of matches. Eight wins against five is not a vast separation, but in a league where margins are tight, it matters. The hosts have the deeper squad, and that showed in the sustained pressure they applied throughout the contest.
The Mules' recent form tells a story of volatility — eight-point losses and forty-point wins in the same week. They came from the dead against the Mules on Thursday, but that kind of inconsistency is hard to build a campaign on. One mistake ends it, and they made too many of them on Wednesday.
What the result means on paper is simple: the Pirates extend their lead in the upper half of the table, while the Mules fall further behind. Fourteen games played, zero points on the board — the season has barely begun, but the hierarchy is already forming. The gap between fourth and seventh will either widen or close in the coming weeks.
