Mississippi High School Basketball - Meridian topples Northwest Rankin
December 12, 2023: Meridian, MS 39305 In Tuesday's league outing, the Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS) basketball squad beat the visiting Northwest Rankin Cougars (Brandon, MS), by a margin of 59-45.
The Wildcats (5-4) will now prepare for their outing against Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS). The Warriors go into the 7A Region 3 outing with a 5-4 record. In their last outing, Oak Grove defeated Lumberton (Lumberton, MS), 50-24, in a non-league outing.
The Cougars now own a 3-10 record. They play next when they host Petal for a 7A Region 3 outing on Friday, December 15. Northwest Rankin will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 57-52 league loss to Brandon (Brandon, MS). The Panthers record now stands at 5-8.