New Madrid County Central lost against Poplar Bluff back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The New Madrid County Central Eagles were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to the Poplar Bluff Mules.
| 02/04/25 vs Poplar Bluff | 12 |
| 01/28/25 vs Malden | 8 |
| 01/17/25 @ Cairo | 16 |
| 01/14/25 @ Charleston | 12 |
| 01/09/25 vs Notre Dame | 14 |
New Madrid County Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ra'Mond Brooks, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds. Brooks has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 11 times he's played. Marvion Cranford was another key player, putting up seven points and 14 rebounds.
Even though they lost, New Madrid County Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive matches.
New Madrid County Central's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Poplar Bluff, they moved to 6-11 with that win, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.
New Madrid County Central and Poplar Bluff could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. New Madrid County Central will challenge Richland at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday down 238 places (373 vs. 135). Similarly, Poplar Bluff (ranked 222nd) will meet Sikeston (ranked 13th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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