Poplarville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Columbia Wildcats 56-17. The Hornets were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Kelbie Young was Poplarville's leading scorer, having posted four points. Addie Davis held things down on the boards with four rebounds. Ayanna Judge took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Jakira Brown continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Columbia, going 10 for 16 en route to 23 points and four steals. Brown's evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Sariya Robinson, who posted 12 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Poplarville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Columbia, they pushed their record up to 12-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Poplarville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-36 loss against Pass Christian on the 13th. As for Columbia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 45-42 defeat against Lawrence County on the 14th.
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