Poplar hasn't had much luck against Malta recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Poplar Indians will face off against the Malta Mustangs.
Poplar might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 48-43 to Fairview, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Malta had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.1 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Scotties 70-29. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Scotties are ranked 84th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Malta's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.5 points over those games. As for Poplar, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
Poplar suffered a grim 67-44 defeat to Malta in their previous matchup back in January. Can Poplar avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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