Mississippi High School Basketball - Northwest Rankin triumphant over Petal
December 17, 2024: Petal, MS 39465 The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Northwest Rankin Cougars (Brandon, MS) and the host Petal Panthers (Petal, MS), observed Northwest Rankin's basketball team overwhelm Petal by a score of 68-24.
The Cougars (11-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Meridian (Meridian, MS). The Wildcats come into the 7A Region 3 challenge with a 8-5 record. In their last challenge, Meridian trounced Columbus (Columbus, MS), 32-25, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Panthers battle the Hattiesburg Tigers (Hattiesburg, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 19.  Petal will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 5-6 record after their 44-43 non-league win over Tylertown (Tylertown, MS).