The Poplar Bluff Mules (Poplar Bluff, MO) basketball crushed the visiting Holcomb Hornets (Holcomb, MO), 53-27 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Mules now possess a 6-2 record. They play next when they travel to East Carter for a non-league bout on Monday, December 23. Poplar Bluff will play a Redbirds team coming off a 66-48 non-league win over Holcomb (Holcomb, MO). The Redbirds record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Holcomb falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Hornets host Senath-Hornersville (Senath, MO) to play the Lions in a Bootheel bout on Thursday, January 9. The Lions go into the bout with a record of 5-2.