The Poplar Springs Atomics will venture away from home to challenge the Liberty County Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Poplar Springs took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 56-45 victory over Wewahitchka. The win was some much needed relief for the Atomics as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Liberty County strolled past Wewahitchka with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 64-45. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while the Gators are ranked 701st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty County's victory bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Poplar Springs, their win bumped their record up to 7-14.
Poplar Springs came up short against Liberty County in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 60-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty County's Kashon Chambers, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. Now that Poplar Springs 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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