Mississippi High School Basketball - Long Beach routs Poplarville
January 5, 2019: Long Beach, MS 39560 In Saturday's non-league outing, the Long Beach Bearcats (Long Beach, MS) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Poplarville Hornets (Poplarville, MS), by a margin of 77-56.
The Bearcats (12-4) will now prepare for their outing against Gautier (Gautier, MS). The Gators go into the 5A Region 8 outing with a 7-7 record. In their last outing, Gautier smashed West Harrison (Gulfport, MS), 51-38, in a league outing.
The Hornets now own a 3-8 record. They play next when they host Lawrence County for a 4A Region 7 outing on Tuesday, January 8. Poplarville will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 61-43 non-league loss to Seminary (Seminary, MS). The Cougars record now stands at 5-10.