The Pope County Pirates and the Elverado Falcons will round out the year against one another at at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pope County has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since November 26.
Last Friday, Pope County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 51-46 to Carrier Mills-Stonefort.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-38, which was the final score in Elverado's tilt against Meridian on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 678th, while the Bobcats are ranked 275th).
This is the second loss in a row for Elverado and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Pope County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Pope County against Elverado in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, as the squad secured a 58-30 win. Does Pope County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elverado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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