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| 01/28/25 - Home | 56-48 W |
| 01/25/24 - Home | 67-33 W |
| 01/23/24 - Away | 61-31 W |
| 02/14/23 - Home | 66-21 W |
| 01/26/23 - Away | 47-18 W |
| 01/17/22 - Away | 68-48 W |
Pope County has gone 6-0 against Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Pope County Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton at 6:00 p.m.
If Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Pope County took over last week. Pope County came out on top against Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton by a score of 56-48 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Pope County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Bella Fasolo out in front who posted 22 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Fasolo has scored at least a third of Pope County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lawson Forthman, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 16 rebounds.
Pope County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 19 consecutive matches.
Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season. As for Pope County, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Pope County has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 42.1 boards per game. However, it's not like Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.5 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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