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| 02/05/19 - Home | 81-56 W |
| 02/01/18 - Home | 52-40 W |
| 11/28/17 - Away | 64-60 W |
Poplar Springs has gone 3-0 against Wewahitchka recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Poplar Springs Atomics are taking a road trip to face off against the Wewahitchka Gators at 1:00 p.m. Poplar Springs is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Poplar Springs came up short against Bethlehem and fell 45-35. While losing is never fun, the Atomics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 700th, while the Wildcats are ranked 284th).
Meanwhile, Wewahitchka took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 66-26 win over Covenant Christian. The Gators pushed the score to 47-26 by the end of the third, a deficit Covenant Christian had little chance of recovering from.
Poplar Springs better focus on containing Jayvyn Walker and Kaden Brooks as the pair were huge in Wewahitchka's win. Walker went 7 for 12 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds, while Brooks went 7 of 17 on his way to 19 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Brooks a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhemy Patrick, who posted nine points and four steals.
Wewahitchka's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Poplar Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Poplar Springs took their win against Wewahitchka in their previous meeting back in February of 2019 by a conclusive 81-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for Poplar Springs since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
