Even though the Central Rebels scored an imposing 74 points on Thursday, the Poplar Bluff Mules still came out on top. Poplar Bluff secured a 79-74 W over Central. For Poplar Bluff, this counts as revenge for the 96-78 defeat Central walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jobe Bryant, who scored 37 points along with six assists and three steals. Caden Casey was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Poplar Bluff is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-6.
Poplar Bluff will head out on the road to challenge Hillsboro at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hillsboro knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Poplar Bluff likes a good challenge. Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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