Two dominant forwards in Shelby Hogg and Corrin Wilson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pope County Pirates will take on the Meridian Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pope County entered their tilt with Galatia/Thompsonville with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. Pope County breezed by Galatia/Thompsonville on the road to the tune of 60-18 on Monday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-9.
Hogg was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ahry Comer, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and six steals.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Meridian rose to the challenge on Monday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 50-21 win over the Hawks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Meridian.
Pope County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-2 record this season. As for Meridian, their victory bumped their record up to 18-9.
Pope County came up short against Meridian when the teams last played back in January, falling 49-43. Can Pope County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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