Illinois High School Basketball - Joppa-Maple Grove knocked off by Pope County
February 14, 2022: Joppa, IL 62953 The Pope County Pirates basketball team scored 62 points and held the host Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers to 54 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Monday.
The Pirates now sport a 12-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Shawnee for a non-league contest on Wednesday, February 16. Pope County will meet a Redskins team coming off a 69-42 league loss to Cobden (Cobden, IL). The Redskins record now stands at 1-17.
The Rangers (8-14) will now prepare for their contest against Shawnee (Wolf Lake, IL). The Redskins enter the non-league contest with a 1-18 record. In their last contest, Shawnee was outscored by Pope County (Golconda, IL), 61-23, in a non-league contest.