On Wednesday, the Poplar Bluff Mules were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 75-69 to the Hillsboro Hawks. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (64), the Mules still had to take the loss.
Gregory Robinson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hillsboro, dropping a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Robinson a new career-high in shooting accuracy (88%). Another player making a difference was Cooper Mcgrath, who posted 14 points.
Poplar Bluff has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 12 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.7 points over those games. The victory (which was Hillsboro's third in a row) raised their record to 14-11.
Poplar Bluff does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hillsboro, they will face off against Farmington at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Farmington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests.
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