Basketball Recap: Pearl Wins Going Away Against Petal

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

12/07/24 vs Franklin County	34
12/17/24 vs Oak Grove	34
11/05/24 vs Southeast Lauderdale	31
11/09/24 vs Lewisburg	31
12/28/24 vs Velma Jackson	31

Pearl had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 26-point drubbing they dealt Petal on Tuesday. The Pearl Pirates put the hurt on the Petal Panthers with a sharp 66-40 victory. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.

Pearl is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Petal, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-17.

Pearl has already played their next game, a 59-43 win against Meridian on the 31st. Petal has also already played their next contest (against Hattiesburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.