Malone won the last time they faced Poplar Springs and things went their way on Friday too. The Malone Tigers walked away with a 60-51 victory over the Poplar Springs Atomics. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Hoke Harkrider
| 01/17/25 vs Poplar Springs | 2 |
| 01/16/25 vs Liberty County | 2 |
| 01/13/25 @ Graceville | 2 |
| 01/07/25 @ Vernon | 3 |
| 01/06/25 vs Holmes County | 2 |
Malone was led to victory by Jamerious Sims and Hoke Harkrider. Sims almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, while Harkrider posted 14 points and seven boards. Harkrider has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cooper Ford, who had nine points.
Malone smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Malone has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points per game. As for Poplar Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Malone beat Poplar Springs by a score of 71-52 on January 25th.
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