Basketball Game Preview: Holmes County Blue Devils vs. Poplar Springs Atomics

Blue Devils

Points

12/04/25 vs Geneva	56
12/02/25 @ Niceville	40
11/25/25 @ Malone	61
11/24/25 @ Marianna	51
11/21/25 vs Jay	53
+ 2 more games

The Holmes County Blue Devils will take on the Poplar Springs Atomics at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Holmes County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.

Holmes County took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Geneva as they made off with a 56-33 win. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.

Holmes County found their leader in sophomore Jacee Bowers, who dropped a double-double with 27 points and 11 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Bowers has scored at least a third of the Blue Devils' points. Lydia Curry was another key player, putting up six points.

While Poplar Springs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 34-21 win over Altha on Tuesday.

Holmes County's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Poplar Springs, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.

Holmes County strolled past Poplar Springs in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 by a score of 58-40. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Atomics turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.