Pope County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 85-48 loss at the hands of the Galatia Bearcats. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 82-39 last Saturday.
Leading Galatia to victory were Eli Hankins and Connor Ammon. Hankins dropped a double-double on 23 points and 20 rebounds, while Ammon dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. Hankins has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Will Puckett, who posted six points and seven assists.
Pope County's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Galatia, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Pope County will challenge Eldorado at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pope County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Galatia, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Grayville at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Galatia's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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