Soccer Recap: Northwest Rankin Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Jan 31, 2025, 6:57am

Soccer Recap: Northwest Rankin vs. Petal

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

01/30/25 @ Petal2-2
01/28/25 vs Brandon4-0
01/24/25 vs Sumrall4-0
01/23/25 @ Ridgeland3-0
01/17/25 vs Meridian8-0

After a string of ten wins, Northwest Rankin's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Petal Panthers who were credited with the victory. The Petal Panthers got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to the Northwest Rankin Cougars' one. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 1-0.

Brian Ray and Jeffery Roth scored both of Northwest Rankin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.

Northwest Rankin's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 18-3-1. As for Petal, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.

As of now, neither Northwest Rankin nor Petal have any future games scheduled.

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