Poplarville at Pearl River Central — Prep basketball preview (Dec. 22, 2025)

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Poplarville travels to Pearl River Central for a nonleague game on Monday, Dec. 22.

Game: Poplarville Hornets at Pearl River Central Blue Devils

When: Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 — 5 p.m. Central

Where: Pearl River Central, Carriere, Miss.

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5760812-poplarville-vs-pearl-river-central

The Hornets and Blue Devils open the meeting 0-0. Pearl River Central will host the game in Carriere; fans can find team pages here: Poplarville Hornets — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/177099-poplarville-hornets-jv and Pearl River Central Blue Devils — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/176880-pearl-river-central-blue-devils-jv.

Last time these squads met (Nov. 28, 2023), Pearl River Central beat Poplarville 33-10. That recent meeting gives the Blue Devils some history to lean on, while the Hornets will look to flip the script on the road.

Streaming and tickets

Both schools list NFHS Network pages for their programs — viewers can check the team NFHS pages for possible livestreams (may require an NFHS Network subscription):

Pearl River Central: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pearl-river-central-hs-carriere-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Poplarville: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/poplarville-hs-poplarville-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Follow and engage

Pearl River Central has 5 fans on SBLive and Poplarville has 4. Picks are open on the game page but currently sit at 0 for both teams. These numbers can change — follow the teams on ScoreBook Live and make your pick to show support and help boost fan counts. Picks are for fun and fan engagement and do not affect any win projections.

Stay tuned to the SBLive game page for updates, final rosters and any streaming confirmations: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5760812-poplarville-vs-pearl-river-central.