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MeridianPetal

Wildcats
66
Panthers
45

The Petal (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 66-45.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Meridian----66
Petal----45
Final score provided by D. Wilson.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Meridian crushes Petal

January 21, 2023: Petal, MS 39465

Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the host Petal Panthers (Petal, MS), 66-45 in a league bout.

With the win, Meridian upgrades its record to 10-2 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Brandon (Brandon, MS) to play the Bulldogs in a 6A Region 5 bout on Friday, January 27. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 17-6.

Next up, the Panthers play the Brandon Bulldogs (Brandon, MS) in a 6A Region 5 bout, on Tuesday, January 24. Petal will attempt to upgrade on its 6-11 season record.

Meridian @ Petal Basketball Game Info

Sat., Jan. 21, 2023 @ 7p
The Petal (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 66-45.

Scoretracker Providers

Donnie WilsonWildcats Reporter

Rankings & Records

Meridian (22-23)

MSClass
96
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
13-44-04-05-34-1.7651.000982831

Petal (22-23)

MSClass
14329
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
6-131-43-63-60-1.316.2009611,164

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Meridian		13.013.814.514.057.8
Petal		9.08.014.513.050.6

Head-to-Head

  • Meridian won on 1/7/2023
    1/7Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Petal----31
    Meridian----74

    The Petal (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 74-31.

    Box score
  • Meridian won on 1/21/2023
    1/21 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Meridian----66
    Petal----45

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Petal (MS) by a score of 66-45.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Meridian4-1Petal0-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/2/22GulfportMeridian(W) 55-5012/20/22GulfportPetal(L) 54-39
1/7/23MeridianGulfport
12/16/22HattiesburgMeridian(W) 60-5911/15/22HattiesburgPetal(L) 87-48
2/2/23PetalHattiesburg(L) 74-62
1/13/23BrandonMeridian(W) 53-431/10/23PetalBrandon(L) 73-37
1/27/23MeridianBrandon(W) 59-531/24/23BrandonPetal(L) 78-52
2/10/23MeridianBrandon(L) 60-48

Record Breakdown

Meridian (22-23)

Petal (22-23)
13-4
Overall
6-13
4-1
League
1-4
6-2
Non-League
5-8
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
4-1
Common Opponent
0-5
4-0
Home
3-6
5-3
Away
3-6
4-1
Neutral
0-1
1-1
Playoff
0-0
13-4
In-State
6-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0