Poplar Bluff's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They walked away with a 51-40 win over the Mehlville Panthers. Given the Mules' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Panthers are ranked 379th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Poplar Bluff's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Mehlville, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Poplar Bluff will venture away from home to square off against Holcomb at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mehlville has already played their next matchup (against St. Clair), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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