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| 02/04/25 - Home | 69-51 W |
| 02/16/23 - Away | 68-46 W |
| 12/14/22 - Home | 78-26 W |
| 02/16/22 - Home | 61-23 W |
| 01/31/22 - Away | 65-27 W |
| + 5 more games |
Pope County is a perfect 10-0 against Shawnee since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Pope County Pirates will take on the Shawnee Redskins at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Friday, Pope County came up short against Gallatin County and fell 72-59. The Pirates have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Shawnee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They took a 66-50 bruising from Egyptian.
Pope County will need to focus on slowing down Noah Mayberry, one of several Shawnee players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 12 points and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Mayberry a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Gabe Ellet, who had 13 points and three steals.
Shawnee's loss dropped their record down to 2-23. As for Pope County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-18.
Pope County strolled past Shawnee in their previous matchup last Tuesday by a score of 69-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Shawnee's Kyler Jewell, who earned 29 points along with seven boards and five steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pope County still be able to contain Jewell? There's only one way to find out.
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