Petal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were beaten by the Northwest Rankin Cougars 63-24. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Cougars are ranked 11th).
Northwest Rankin's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jordyn Crumedy, who went 5 for 7 en route to 11 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Howard, who posted 13 points.
Petal's loss dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Northwest Rankin, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Petal has already played their next match (against Oak Grove), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Northwest Rankin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-26 victory against Brookhaven on the 18th.
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