Pope County is 1-9 against Crab Orchard since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pope County Pirates and the Crab Orchard Trojans are set to duel.
Pope County is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Galatia on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pope County took a blow against Galatia, falling 82-39. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Crab Orchard put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Thompsonville with points to spare, taking the game 67-52. The 67-point effort marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Crab Orchard's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.1 points per game. As for Pope County, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Pope County came up short against Crab Orchard when the teams last played back in January, falling 86-77. Can Pope County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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