| 01/27/25 - Home | 59-44 W |
| 01/17/25 - Away | 53-37 W |
| 12/17/24 - Home | 68-43 W |
| 01/30/24 - Home | 58-57 W |
| 01/26/24 - Neutral | 44-39 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hardin County is 8-2 against Pope County since February of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Hardin County Cougars will look to defend their home court against the Pope County Pirates at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Hardin County's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Pope County has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
On Saturday, Hardin County came up short against Hamilton County and fell 64-54.
Meanwhile, Pope County had to suffer through a 79-41 loss at the hands of Benton. 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).
Hardin County's loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Pope County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-20.
Hardin County strolled past Pope County in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 59-44. Will Hardin County repeat their success, or does Pope County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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