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MeridianPearl
Wildcats
40
Pirates
44

The Pearl (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 44-40.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Meridian----40
Pearl----44
Final score provided by W. Collins.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Pearl holds off Meridian

January 23, 2024: Pearl, MS 39208

Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Pearl Pirates (Pearl, MS) and the visiting Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS), saw Pearl's basketball squad hold off Meridian by a tally of 44-40.

With the victory, Pearl improves its record to 8-14 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Northwest Rankin (Brandon, MS) to confront the Cougars in a 7A Region 3 challenge on Friday, January 26. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 17-10. Northwest Rankin won 63-33 in their recent league challenge against Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS)

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Petal Panthers (Petal, MS) in a 7A Region 3 challenge, on Friday, January 26. Meridian will attempt to improve on its 13-8 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 9-13 record after their 49-46 league win over Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS).

Scoretracker Providers

Dean HiteWildcats All-Star Reporter
Benjamin SchlinkPirates All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Meridian (23-24)

MSReg.
6012
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
17-118-211-55-41-2.607.8001,2051,142

Pearl (23-24)

MSReg.
14720
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
9-215-94-65-140-1.300.3571,1401,376

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Meridian		10.54.511.07.543.0
Pearl		8.48.49.08.938.0

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Head-to-Head

  • Meridian won on 1/5/2024
    1/5 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Pearl----27
    Meridian----35

    The Pearl (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 35-27.

    Box score
  • Pearl won on 1/23/2024
    1/23 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Meridian----40
    Pearl----44

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Pearl (MS) by a score of 44-40.

    Box score
  • Meridian won on 2/6/2024
    2/6 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Pearl----32
    Meridian----44

    The Pearl (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference tournament game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 44-32.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Meridian7-3Pearl4-9
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/12/23Northwest RankinMeridian(W) 52-441/9/24Northwest RankinPearl(L) 54-49
1/18/24MeridianNorthwest Rankin(L) 62-571/26/24PearlNorthwest Rankin(L) 55-12
2/9/24Northwest RankinMeridian(L) 45-362/8/24PearlNorthwest Rankin(L) 61-27
12/15/23MeridianOak Grove(W) 40-3512/21/23PearlOak Grove(W) 56-50
1/19/24Oak GroveMeridian(W) 45-2612/22/23PearlOak Grove(W) 50-45
1/16/24Oak GrovePearl
1/22/24Oak GrovePearl(L) 39-32
1/9/24PetalMeridian(W) 48-371/12/24PearlPetal(L) 55-35
1/26/24MeridianPetal(W) 48-461/30/24PearlPetal(L) 46-39
2/5/24PearlPetal(W) 46-38
1/12/24MeridianBrandon(W) 50-4812/15/23BrandonPearl
1/30/24BrandonMeridian(W) 41-3712/19/23BrandonPearl(L) 57-48
1/19/24PearlBrandon(W) 43-36
2/9/24PearlBrandon(L) 50-44
2/24/24MeridianSt. Martin(L) 46-292/16/24PearlSt. Martin(L) 60-36

Record Breakdown

Meridian (23-24)

Pearl (23-24)
17-11
Overall
9-21
9-3
League
5-10
7-7
Non-League
4-9
2-1
Head to Head
1-2
7-3
Common Opponent
4-9
11-5
Home
4-6
5-4
Away
5-14
1-2
Neutral
0-1
1-1
Playoff
0-1
16-11
In-State
9-21
1-0
Out-of-State
0-0