The Pope County Pirates entered their tilt with the Johnston City Indians with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Pope County came out on top against the Indians by a score of 60-50 on Saturday. For Pope County, this counts as revenge for the 55-23 loss the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2022.
Pope County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Shelby Hogg out in front who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 18 rebounds. Hogg has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played. Bella Fasolo was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with two steals.
Pope County's win was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-2. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 30.3 points. As for Johnston City, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-12.
Pope County will head out on the road to take on the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Anna-Jonesboro has now lost nine straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since January 6. As for Johnston City, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Vienna's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matchups.
