The crowd at Tuesday's league test between the Northwest Rankin Cougars (Brandon, MS) and the visiting Pearl Pirates (Pearl, MS), saw Northwest Rankin's soccer squad knock off Pearl by a margin of 2-0.

The Cougars now sport a 16-0 record. They play next when they host Oak Grove for a 7A Region 3 test on Friday, January 12. Northwest Rankin will meet a Warriors squad coming off a 3-0 league win over Meridian (Meridian, MS). The Warriors record now stands at 6-7.

With the loss, Pearl drops to 9-6 on the season. The Pirates travel to Petal (Petal, MS) to meet the Panthers in a non-league test on Friday, January 12. The Panthers come into the test with a record of 9-6. Petal lost 5-1 in their recent league test against Brandon (Brandon, MS)