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Poplarville Hornets visit Columbia Wildcats Friday night — Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m. CST

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Poplarville Hornets travel to Columbia to face the Columbia Wildcats on Friday, Jan. 23. Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CST at Columbia High School in Columbia, Mississippi. Full game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5669368-poplarville-vs-columbia

Quick hits

  • Who: Poplarville Hornets at Columbia Wildcats

  • When: Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 — 7:30 p.m. CST

  • Where: Columbia, Mississippi

  • Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5669368-poplarville-vs-columbia

  • Columbia team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/172625-columbia-wildcats

  • Poplarville team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/177097-poplarville-hornets

Why this matters

Columbia will host Poplarville in what promises to be a physical league matchup. The Wildcats and Hornets last met on Jan. 10, 2025, when Columbia rolled to a 66-31 victory. That lopsided result is the recent headline between these programs and gives Columbia a psychological edge heading into Friday.

Fan and engagement notes

  • Columbia fans: 56 (on ScorebookLive)

  • Poplarville fans: 42 (on ScorebookLive)

  • Picks on the game currently: 0 for both teams (fans, make your picks on the game page — picks are for fun and drive engagement)

On SBLive’s matchup data from their last meeting, Columbia entered with roughly an 80% projected win chance vs. Poplarville’s 20%. Those projections can change as more data, followers and picks come in — follow the teams you care about and make your pick if you want to help boost engagement.

Streaming and tickets

  • Streaming: Both programs list NFHS Network pages for season coverage; you may find livestream information there:

  • Columbia NFHS page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/columbia-hs-columbia-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

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

(Only use the NFHS links above for livestreams — no ticket links were provided.)

Weather and last details

Weather for Columbia, Mississippi is available on the game page; check before you head out. Columbia’s next scheduled game after Friday is at McComb on Jan. 27; Poplarville’s next scheduled home game is Jan. 27 vs. South Pike.

Get involved

Follow both teams on ScorebookLive to get updates and help increase their fan counts. Make a pick on the game page — picks are just for fun and are not tied to win projections, but they’re a great way to show support and drive coverage.

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5669368-poplarville-vs-columbia

Columbia Wildcats: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/172625-columbia-wildcats

Poplarville Hornets: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/177097-poplarville-hornets