Moss Point won against Poplarville on Monday with 45 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. The Moss Point Tigers were the clear victor by a 45-20 margin over the Poplarville Hornets. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Hornets are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Moss Point has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.1 points per game. As for Poplarville, they dropped their record down to 6-19 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Moss Point has already played their next contest (against Bay), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Poplarville will square off against North Forrest at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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