Basketball Game Preview: Pope County Pirates vs. Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers

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Previous Games

02/15/24 - Home	89-32 W
02/06/24 - Away	70-37 W
02/07/23 - Home	78-27 W
12/17/22 - Neutral	67-40 W
11/21/22 - Away	76-64 W
+ 5 more games

Pope County is a perfect 10-0 against Joppa-Maple Grove since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Pope County Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers at 5:30 p.m.

On Saturday, Pope County came up short against Century and fell 61-52. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Joppa-Maple Grove beat Shawnee 61-55 on Thursday.

Joppa-Maple Grove's victory bumped their record up to 2-21. As for Pope County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.

Everything came up roses for Pope County against Joppa-Maple Grove when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured an 89-32 win. Will Pope County repeat their success, or does Joppa-Maple Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.