Poplar Springs is 1-9 against Paxton since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Poplar Springs Atomics will head out on the road to face off against the Paxton Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Poplar Springs is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since December 9, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Liberty County by a score of 47-44.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Paxton's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 57-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Walton.
Poplar Springs will need focus on slowing down Garrett Lowry, one of several Paxton players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. Lowry has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Stewart, who posted ten points.
Paxton's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-11. As for Poplar Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Poplar Springs opened the new year with a less-than-successful 45-32 loss to Paxton. Can Poplar Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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