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MeridianPearl
Wildcats
75
Pirates
71

The Pearl (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 75-71.

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Meridian----75
Pearl----71
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Meridian edges Pearl

January 23, 2024: Pearl, MS 39208

The Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS) basketball nipped the host Pearl Pirates (Pearl, MS), 75-71 in Tuesday's league test.

The Wildcats (16-8) will now prepare for their test against Petal (Petal, MS). The Panthers go into the 7A Region 3 test with a 13-11 record. In their last test, Petal was tipped by Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS), 64-61, in a league test.

The Pirates now own a 16-8 record. They play next when they travel to Northwest Rankin for a 7A Region 3 test on Friday, January 26. Pearl will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 47-41 league loss to Brandon (Brandon, MS). The Cougars record now stands at 7-16.

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Rankings & Records

Meridian (23-24)

MSReg.
61
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
24-98-314-56-44-0.727.7271,8471,637

Pearl (23-24)

MSReg.
6012
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
18-128-411-26-91-1.600.6671,9181,723

Team Scoring Averages

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Meridian		11.712.712.722.356.0
Pearl		15.212.718.317.363.9

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Head-to-Head

  • Meridian won on 1/5/2024
    1/5 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Pearl----36
    Meridian----58

    The Pearl (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 58-36.

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  • 1/23/2024 results not reported

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  • Meridian won on 1/23/2024
    1/23 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Meridian----75
    Pearl----71

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Pearl (MS) by a score of 75-71.

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Meridian10-4Pearl8-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/23MendenhallMeridian(W) 51-402/1/24PearlMendenhall(L) 67-53
12/12/23Northwest RankinMeridian(W) 59-451/9/24Northwest RankinPearl(W) 55-51
1/16/24MeridianNorthwest Rankin(L) 65-601/26/24PearlNorthwest Rankin(W) 55-54
2/6/24Northwest RankinMeridian(W) 64-302/9/24Northwest RankinPearl(W) 54-49
12/15/23MeridianOak Grove(W) 67-4912/21/23PearlOak Grove(W) 76-52
1/19/24Oak GroveMeridian(W) 67-5212/22/23PearlOak Grove
1/16/24Oak GrovePearl
1/22/24Oak GrovePearl(W) 81-71
2/5/24Oak GrovePearl(W) 73-48
12/27/23RidgelandMeridian(W) 54-5012/29/23PearlRidgeland(L) 71-53
12/29/23Madison CentralMeridian(L) 64-5012/27/23PearlMadison Central(L) 63-59
1/9/24PetalMeridian(W) 55-491/12/24PearlPetal(W) 59-49
1/26/24MeridianPetal(L) 55-531/30/24PetalPearl(L) 66-64
1/12/24MeridianBrandon(L) 69-6812/15/23BrandonPearl(W) 77-68
1/30/24BrandonMeridian(W) 58-371/19/24PearlBrandon(L) 66-59
2/9/24BrandonMeridian(W) 56-512/6/24PearlBrandon(L) 68-61
2/23/24Ocean SpringsMeridian(W) 50-462/17/24PearlOcean Springs(L) 61-47

Record Breakdown

Meridian (23-24)

Pearl (23-24)
24-9
Overall
18-12
8-3
League
8-4
6-4
Non-League
8-3
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
10-4
Common Opponent
8-7
14-5
Home
11-2
6-4
Away
6-9
4-0
Neutral
1-1
4-0
Playoff
0-1
24-9
In-State
18-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0