Pope County hasn't had much luck against Hardin County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Pope County Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Hardin County Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Pope County is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They took a blow against Benton, falling 79-41. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 715th, while the Rangers are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Hardin County came up short against Hamilton County on Saturday and fell 64-54. The Cougars have struggled against the Foxes recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Pope County's loss dropped their record down to 5-20. As for Hardin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Pope County ended up a good deal behind Hardin County when the teams last played back in January, losing 59-44. Can Pope County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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