Poplar Bluff lost to Hillsboro back in October of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Poplar Bluff Mules walked away with a 36-28 win over the Hillsboro Hawks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mules.
Poplar Bluff wouldn't let Hillsboro keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Spencer Nunn, Bryce Dobbs, Dylan Hall, and Caden Jenkins picked up one apiece. Dobbs has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Poplar Bluff got some further help from Grant Wood: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Poplar Bluff pushed their record up to 4-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hillsboro, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 4-5.
Poplar Bluff's road trip will continue as they head out to face Farmington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Farmington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.8 points per game this season. As for Hillsboro, they will square off against Sikeston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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