Poplar Bluff was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 51-35 to the Central Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Mules can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Tigers are ranked 38th).
Poplar Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Poplar Bluff will head out to challenge New Madrid County Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Madrid County Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season. As for Central, they will welcome Jefferson City at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Jefferson City sitting on ten straight victories and Central on six.
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