Mississippi High School Basketball - Pearl River Central knocked off by Poplarville
January 15, 2019: Poplarville, MS 39470 The Poplarville Hornets basketball team scored 78 points and held the visiting Pearl River Central Blue Devils to 64 in the Hornets non-league triumph on Tuesday.
The Hornets now sport a 5-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Purvis for a 4A Region 7 contest on Friday, January 18. Poplarville will battle a Tornadoes team coming off a 50-27 league loss to Greene County (Leakesville, MS). The Tornadoes record now stands at 8-11.
The Blue Devils (4-14) will now prepare for their contest against Hattiesburg (Hattiesburg, MS). The Tigers enter the 5A Region 7 contest with a 15-5 record. In their last contest, Hattiesburg ran past South Jones (Ellisville, MS), 86-61, in a non-league contest.