Pirates
| 02/20/25 vs Cairo | 66 |
| 12/09/24 vs Community Christian | 65 |
| 11/19/24 @ Joppa-Maple Grove | 58 |
| 02/03/25 @ Galatia/Thompsonville | 56 |
| 01/28/25 vs Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton | 56 |
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pope County can now relate to. They fell just short of the Cairo Pilots by a score of 69-66 on Thursday. One positive for the Pirates, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bella Fasolo, who went 11-for-24 en route to 32 points. That was a full 48.5% of Pope County's points, marking the seventh time in a row Fasolo has posted more than a third of the team's points. Lawson Forthman was another key player, dropping a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Pope County has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 16-11 record this season. The victory was the third in a row for Cairo, bringing their record for this year to 6-17.
As of now, neither Pope County nor Cairo have any future games scheduled.
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