Illinois High School Basketball - Pope County trounces Joppa-Maple Grove
December 27, 2021: Golconda, IL 62938 The Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers (Joppa, IL), 50-26 in Monday's non-league test.
The Pirates (5-4) will now prepare for their test against Ballard Memorial (Barlow, KY). The Bombers go into the non-league test with a 3-6 record.
The Rangers now own a 3-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Egyptian for a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 28. Joppa-Maple Grove will battle a Pharaohs team coming off a 58-56 league win over Joppa-Maple Grove (Joppa, IL). The Pharaohs record now stands at 3-0.