Mississippi High School Basketball - Poplarville tops Purvis
January 7, 2022: Poplarville, MS 39470 Poplarville Hornets (Poplarville, MS) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Purvis Tornadoes (Purvis, MS), 62-48 in a league bout.
With the victory, Poplarville upgrades its record to 1-5 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Lawrence County (Monticello, MS) to play the Cougars in a 4A Region 7 bout on Monday, January 10. The Cougars come into the bout with a record of 8-7.
In their next game, the Tornadoes face the Columbia Wildcats (Columbia, MS) in a 4A Region 7 game, on Tuesday, January 11. Purvis will attempt to move on its 7-10 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 0-6 record after their 62-58 league loss to Sumrall (Sumrall, MS).