Greene County and Poplarville are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Greene County Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Poplarville Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Greene County opened the new year with a less-than-successful 47-38 loss to Hancock.
Meanwhile, Poplarville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 37th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 75-19 loss at the hands of Pass Christian. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Pirates are ranked 74th).
Greene County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Poplarville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything came up roses for Greene County against Poplarville when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 59-26 victory. In that matchup, Greene County amassed a halftime lead of 38-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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