You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Pope County's strategy against Galatia/Thompsonville on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Pope County Pirates blew the Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats out of the water with a 56-27 final score. Pope County's win was all the more impressive since the Bearcats were averaging only 25.31 points allowed on the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pope County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bella Fasolo, who went 7 for 13 en route to 19 points. Kenna Welter was another key player, going 7 of 12 on her way to 14 points and six rebounds.
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Pope County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 21 consecutive contests.
Pope County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Galatia/Thompsonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Pope County will face off against Cobden at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Galatia/Thompsonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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