Poplarville hasn't had much luck against Moss Point recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Poplarville Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Moss Point Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Poplarville is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 41st straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They were beaten by Forrest County Agricultural 60-32. 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 306th, while the Aggies are ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, Moss Point lost to Pass Christian on the road by a 40-25 margin on Friday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Poplarville's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Moss Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-18.
Poplarville took a serious blow against Moss Point in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 58-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moss Point's Jujuan Nettles, who went 6 of 11 en route to 18 points and five rebounds. Now that Poplarville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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