Illinois High School Basketball - Pope County routs Joppa-Maple Grove
December 11, 2023: Golconda, IL 62938 In Monday's non-league outing, the Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers (Joppa, IL), by a margin of 65-23.
The Pirates (12-0) will now prepare for their outing against St. Mary (Paducah, KY). The Vikings go into the non-league outing with a 0-4 record. In their last outing, St. Mary was trounced by Paducah Tilghman (Paducah, KY), 55-43, in a non-league outing.
The Rangers now own a 0-3 record. They play next when they travel to Meridian for a South Egyptian outing on Tuesday, December 12. Joppa-Maple Grove will clash with a Bobcats squad coming off a 50-43 non-league win over Ballard Memorial (Barlow, KY). The Bobcats record now stands at 6-3.