The Poplarville Hornets are taking a road trip to face off against the Columbia Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Poplarville is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Poplarville came up short against Greene County and fell 34-22. 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 232nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Columbia's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell to Forrest County Agricultural 61-57.
Columbia's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7. As for Poplarville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Poplarville suffered a grim 43-22 defeat to Columbia in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Poplarville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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