Portageville waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Holcomb Hornets to the tune of 82-27. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Hornets are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bulldogs
| 01/13/25 vs Holcomb | 82-27 |
| 01/09/25 vs South Pemiscot | 68-28 |
| 01/06/25 vs New Madrid County Central | 66-34 |
| 12/27/24 vs Neelyville | 57-49 |
| 12/21/24 vs Naylor | 73-23 |
| + 2 more games |
Portageville's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.1 points per game. As for Holcomb, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Portageville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-37 win against Chaffee on the 14th. Holcomb has also already played their next game (against East Prairie), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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