Illinois High School Basketball - Pope County nudges Carrier Mills-Stonefort
January 24, 2022: Carrier Mills, IL 62917 In Monday's non-league outing, the Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL) basketball squad edged the host Carrier Mills-Stonefort Wildcats (Carrier Mills, IL), by a count of 52-51.
The Pirates (8-8) will now prepare for their outing against Hardin County (Elizabethtown, IL). The Cougars go into the non-league outing with a 11-5 record. In their last outing, Hardin County held off Gallatin County (Junction, IL), 65-50, in a league outing.
The Wildcats now hold a 8-12 record. They play next when they travel to Gallatin County for a Greater Egyptian outing on Tuesday, February 1. Carrier Mills-Stonefort will clash with a Hawks squad coming off a 54-37 non-league loss to Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (Norris City, IL). The Hawks record now stands at 3-14.