IT was another bad weekend for Essex Pirates they lost twice and remain at the bottom of the table.
Pirates were bitten in Yorkshire by Sheffield Sharks in a 77-101 defeat on Friday.
Sharks carried on from their British Basketball League (BBL) cup final win on Sunday, 17 January and led 22-17 at the end of the first quarter.
Forward Dean Williams and Haggai Hundert scored consecutive three pointers in an 8-0 run and another Hundert three left Pirates trailing 36-40 before Sharks recovered to lead 48-42 at half time.
Runs of 9-4 and 8-2 for the Sharks extended their lead and another 9-4 run saw Pirates sink to another defeat as Sharks took control.
Pirates were shocked by Thunder as they lost 85-09 in a close match at the Southend Tennis and Leisure Centre the following day.
The hosts started the match well and led 26-20 at the end of the first quarter but the lead was cut to a single point by Thunder and Pirates led 44-43 at half time.
Worthing then forged ahead and led 66-62 going into the final quarter.
With five minutes left Pirates levelled the scores at 72 all and were just a point behind with a minute and 54 seconds remaining.
However four points from Kadiri Richard opened up a four point lead from which Pirates never recovered.
On Saturday Pirates look to plunder the points when they travel to the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders, tip off at 7.30pm.