Preview: Meridian Bobcats vs. Pope County Pirates
Two dominant forwards in Corrin Wilson and Shelby Hogg are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Meridian Bobcats will take on the Pope County Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, Meridian rose to the challenge on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Hawks 50-21 on the road. The win made it back-to-back wins for Meridian.
Meanwhile, Pope County waltzed into their game on Monday with 11 straight wins but they left with 12. They really took it to Galatia/Thompsonville for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-18 victory on the road. Given Pope County's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while Galatia/Thompsonville is ranked 666th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hogg continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ahry Comer, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and six steals.
Meridian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Pope County, their win bumped their record up to 29-2.
Meridian didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pope County in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 49-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Meridian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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