Mississippi High School Basketball - Pearl tipped by Poplarville
December 27, 2018: Pearl, MS 39208 The Poplarville Hornets basketball team scored 50 points and held the host Pearl Pirates to 48 in the Hornets non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Hornets now sport a 3-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Germantown for a non-league contest on Friday, December 28. Poplarville will meet a Mavericks team coming off a 82-74 league loss to Wesson (Wesson, MS). The Mavericks record now stands at 3-10.
The Pirates (5-9) will now prepare for their contest against North Pike (Summit, MS). The Jaguars enter the non-league contest with a 7-7 record. In their last contest, North Pike was nudged by Wayne County (Waynesboro, MS), 60-51, in a non-league contest.