Poplarville Hornets at Columbia Wildcats preview — Jan. 23, 2026

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Poplarville travels to Columbia on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, for a nonleague meeting between the Poplarville Hornets and the Columbia Wildcats. Tip is scheduled for 5 p.m. CST in Columbia, Miss.; full game coverage and box score will be available on the ScorebookLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5669364-poplarville-vs-columbia

Quick look

• When: Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 — 5 p.m. CST

• Where: Columbia, Miss.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5669364-poplarville-vs-columbia

• Columbia Wildcats: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/491425-columbia-wildcats-jv (Fans: 12)

• Poplarville Hornets: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/177099-poplarville-hornets-jv (Fans: 4)

A little context

These rivals haven’t met recently on the schedule — their last recorded matchup was Jan. 31, 2023, at Columbia; you can view that meeting here: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/2182499-poplarville-vs-columbia. Columbia returns home next week to host Lawrence County on Jan. 30, 2026, while Poplarville’s next scheduled home date is Feb. 6, 2026, against Lawrence County. Expect a physical, regional nonleague tilt as both schools look to sharpen their rotations down the stretch.

Streaming and tickets

• Poplarville will be available on NFHS Network for viewers who follow that service: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/poplarville-hs-poplarville-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Get involved

Follow these teams on ScorebookLive to stay updated (and help grow their fan counts):

• Columbia Wildcats: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/491425-columbia-wildcats-jv

• Poplarville Hornets: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/177099-poplarville-hornets-jv

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