The Malden Green Wave have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Poplar Bluff Mules at 7:00 p.m. on February 8th. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Malden was beaten by the Bulldogs 60-30. While losing is never fun, Malden can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, Poplar Bluff took a serious blow against the Crusaders on Monday, falling 72-41.
Malden's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Poplar Bluff, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
