The Poplar Springs Atomics will play host again and welcome the Graceville Tigers, where tip off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Poplar Springs will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 567th, while Graceville is ranked 63rd).
Last Saturday, Poplar Springs was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 33-32 to FAMU DRS.
Meanwhile, Graceville came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 36-20 win over Chipley.
Poplar Springs bumped their record down to 1-10 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Graceville, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Poplar Springs was dealt a bruising 56-7 defeat at the hands of Graceville in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Graceville's Brianna Adams, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Now that Poplar Springs knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
