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PetalMeridian

Panthers
53
Wildcats
68

The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Petal (MS) by a score of 68-53.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Petal----53
Meridian----68
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Petal bested by Meridian

January 24, 2025: Meridian, MS 39305

Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS) supporters left the game happy Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad run past the visiting Petal Panthers (Petal, MS), 68-53 in a league match.

With the victory, Meridian advances its record to 12-9 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Brandon (Brandon, MS) to face the Bulldogs in a 7A Region 3 match on Tuesday, January 28. The Bulldogs enter the match with a record of 16-10. Brandon won 57-31 in their recent league match against Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS)

The Panthers now own a 8-16 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pearl for a 7A Region 3 match on Tuesday, January 28. Petal will face a Pirates squad coming off a 53-50 league win over Northwest Rankin (Brandon, MS). The Pirates record now stands at 17-7.

Petal @ Meridian Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 24, 2025 @ 7:30p
The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Petal (MS) by a score of 68-53.

Rankings & Records

Petal (24-25)

MSClass
12421
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
8-191-75-73-110-1.296.1251,3961,472

Meridian (24-25)

MSClass
3511
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
15-127-28-66-41-2.556.7781,3831,366

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Petal		15.812.38.812.5-51.7
Meridian		9.88.017.89.58.051.2

Head-to-Head

  • Meridian won on 1/7/2025
    1/7 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Meridian----65
    Petal----47

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Petal (MS) by a score of 65-47.

    Box score
  • Meridian won on 1/24/2025
    1/24 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Petal----53
    Meridian----68

    The Petal (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 68-53.

    Box score
  • Meridian won on 2/4/2025
    2/4 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Petal----37
    Meridian----51

    The Petal (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 51-37.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Petal2-8Meridian8-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
10/26/24PetalWest Jones11/19/24West JonesMeridian(W) 70-48
11/14/24West JonesPetal(W) 53-1712/6/24MeridianWest Jones(W) 60-46
10/26/24PetalBay Springs(L) 59-5311/25/24Bay SpringsMeridian(L) 66-65
12/28/24Bay SpringsPetal(L) 59-54
11/5/24PetalGulfport(L) 63-451/20/25GulfportMeridian(L) 59-51
2/15/25MeridianGulfport(W) 52-46
11/8/24LaurelPetal(L) 57-5311/25/24LaurelMeridian(W) 73-36
12/10/24BrandonPetal(L) 61-501/10/25BrandonMeridian(L) 57-52
1/14/25PetalBrandon(L) 64-551/28/25MeridianBrandon(W) 55-54
2/6/25MeridianBrandon(L) 53-24
2/20/25MeridianBrandon(L) 53-36
1/3/25PetalOak Grove(W) 53-3312/13/24Oak GroveMeridian(W) 51-43
1/21/25Oak GrovePetal1/17/25MeridianOak Grove(W) 58-47
1/9/25PetalPearl(L) 66-441/21/25PearlMeridian(W) 42-38
1/28/25PearlPetal(L) 66-401/31/25MeridianPearl(L) 59-43

Record Breakdown

Petal (24-25)

Meridian (24-25)
8-19
Overall
15-12
1-7
League
7-2
7-12
Non-League
4-6
0-3
Head to Head
3-0
2-8
Common Opponent
8-6
5-7
Home
8-6
3-11
Away
6-4
0-1
Neutral
1-2
0-0
Playoff
1-1
8-19
In-State
15-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0