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MeridianPetal

Wildcats
65
Panthers
47

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

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Meridian----65
Petal----47
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Meridian defeats Petal

January 7, 2025: Petal, MS 39465

The Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS) basketball were winner over the host Petal Panthers (Petal, MS), 65-47 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Wildcats now possess a 9-7 record. They play next when they host Brandon for a 7A Region 3 bout on Friday, January 10. Meridian will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 66-30 league win over Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS). The Bulldogs record now stands at 11-9.

With the loss, Petal falls to 8-13 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Pearl (Pearl, MS) to play the Pirates in a 7A Region 3 bout on Thursday, January 9. The Pirates go into the bout with a record of 13-6. Pearl lost 63-51 in their recent league bout against Northwest Rankin (Brandon, MS)

Meridian @ Petal Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 7, 2025 @ 7:30p
The Petal (MS) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Meridian (MS) by a score of 65-47.

Rankings & Records

Meridian (24-25)

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

Petal (24-25)

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

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Meridian		9.88.017.89.58.051.2
Petal		15.812.38.812.5-51.7

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.
Meridian8-6Petal2-8
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/19/24West JonesMeridian(W) 70-4810/26/24PetalWest Jones
12/6/24MeridianWest Jones(W) 60-4611/14/24West JonesPetal(W) 53-17
11/25/24LaurelMeridian(W) 73-3611/8/24LaurelPetal(L) 57-53
11/25/24Bay SpringsMeridian(L) 66-6510/26/24PetalBay Springs(L) 59-53
12/28/24Bay SpringsPetal(L) 59-54
12/13/24Oak GroveMeridian(W) 51-431/3/25PetalOak Grove(W) 53-33
1/17/25MeridianOak Grove(W) 58-471/21/25Oak GrovePetal
1/10/25BrandonMeridian(L) 57-5212/10/24BrandonPetal(L) 61-50
1/28/25MeridianBrandon(W) 55-541/14/25PetalBrandon(L) 64-55
2/6/25MeridianBrandon(L) 53-24
2/20/25MeridianBrandon(L) 53-36
1/20/25GulfportMeridian(L) 59-5111/5/24PetalGulfport(L) 63-45
2/15/25MeridianGulfport(W) 52-46
1/21/25PearlMeridian(W) 42-381/9/25PetalPearl(L) 66-44
1/31/25MeridianPearl(L) 59-431/28/25PearlPetal(L) 66-40

Record Breakdown

Meridian (24-25)

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