Pope County lost against Gallatin County two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Pope County Pirates took a 38-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gallatin County Hawks. The match marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Pope County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Bella Fasolo, who went 7 for 17 en route to 21 points, and Lawson Forthman, who posted four points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 80.8% of Pope County's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Pope County's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Gallatin County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
The future could be bright for both Pope County and Gallatin County: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Pope County will look to extend Anna-Jonesboro's five-game losing streak when the meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Gallatin County will try to hand Hardin County their sixth-straight defeat when the two meet at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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