Poplar Springs lost against Malone back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Poplar Springs Atomics fell 60-51 to the Malone Tigers.
Leading Malone to victory were Jamerious Sims and Hoke Harkrider. Sims almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, while Harkrider posted 14 points and seven boards. Harkrider has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. Cooper Ford was another key player, putting up nine points.
Poplar Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Malone, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Malone beat Poplar Springs by a score of 71-52 on January 25th.
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