Baseball Game Preview: Northwest Rankin Cougars vs. Madison Central Jaguars

For the second straight game, Northwest Rankin will face off against Madison Central. The Cougars will challenge the Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Northwest Rankin is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

It was a proper cat-fight when Northwest Rankin challenged Madison Central on Saturday. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over the Jaguars. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly ten runs.

Gavin Phillipson

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/12/25 vs Madison Central	3
04/05/25 @ Warren Central	2
02/22/25 vs Hillcrest	2
03/18/25 vs Petal	1
03/11/25 @ Vancleave	1

The team relied heavily on Gavin Phillipson, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Eli Ladner, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Northwest Rankin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Madison Central's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Northwest Rankin, the win got them back to even at 12-12-1.