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MeridianPetal
Wildcats
53
Panthers
55

The Petal (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 55-53.

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Meridian----53
Petal----55
Final score provided by B. Jones.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Petal holds off Meridian

January 26, 2024: Petal, MS 39465

Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Petal Panthers (Petal, MS) and the visiting Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS), saw Petal's basketball squad hold off Meridian by a tally of 55-53.

With the victory, Petal improves its record to 14-11 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Bay (Bay St. Louis, MS) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 27. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 4-19. Bay lost 55-36 in their recent league challenge against Moss Point (Moss Point, MS)

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Brandon Bulldogs (Brandon, MS) in a 7A Region 3 challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. Meridian will attempt to improve on its 16-9 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 15-11 record after their 66-42 league win over Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS).

Rankings & Records

Meridian (23-24)

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

Petal (23-24)

MSReg.
7013
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
16-126-48-46-72-1.571.6001,5231,402

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Meridian		11.712.712.722.3-56.0
Petal		5.710.712.319.711.054.4

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Head-to-Head

  • Meridian won on 1/9/2024
    1/9 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Petal----49
    Meridian----55

    The Petal (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 55-49.

    Box score
  • Petal won on 1/26/2024
    1/26 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Meridian----53
    Petal----55

    The Meridian (MS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Petal (MS) by a score of 55-53.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Meridian12-2Petal6-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
10/28/23MeridianWest Jones11/7/23PetalWest Jones(L) 59-44
11/28/23MeridianWest Jones(W) 49-32
2/2/24West JonesMeridian(W) 48-44
12/12/23Northwest RankinMeridian(W) 59-4512/15/23PetalNorthwest Rankin(W) 51-49
1/16/24MeridianNorthwest Rankin(L) 65-601/19/24PetalNorthwest Rankin(W) 59-52
2/6/24Northwest RankinMeridian(W) 64-302/5/24Northwest RankinPetal(L) 52-50
12/15/23MeridianOak Grove(W) 67-491/5/24Oak GrovePetal(W) 66-47
1/19/24Oak GroveMeridian(W) 67-521/23/24PetalOak Grove(L) 64-61
12/27/23RidgelandMeridian(W) 54-5011/11/23PetalRidgeland(L) 53-41
1/5/24PearlMeridian(W) 58-361/12/24PearlPetal(L) 59-49
1/23/24MeridianPearl1/30/24PetalPearl(W) 66-64
1/23/24MeridianPearl(W) 75-71
1/12/24MeridianBrandon(L) 69-6812/12/23PetalBrandon(L) 57-52
1/30/24BrandonMeridian(W) 58-371/16/24BrandonPetal(W) 64-59
2/9/24BrandonMeridian(W) 56-51
2/17/24GulfportMeridian(W) 64-4112/19/23GulfportPetal(W) 57-55

Record Breakdown

Meridian (23-24)

Petal (23-24)
24-9
Overall
16-12
8-3
League
6-4
6-4
Non-League
9-7
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
12-2
Common Opponent
6-6
14-5
Home
8-4
6-4
Away
6-7
4-0
Neutral
2-1
4-0
Playoff
0-0
24-9
In-State
16-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0