The Gulfport Admirals will square off against the Northwest Rankin Cougars on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gulfport is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Brandon onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given the Admirals' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northwest Rankin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They blew past D'Iberville 4-0 on Tuesday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by three goals or more this season.
JP Pixler and Tyler Hornke scored all four of Northwest Rankin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Gulfport has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 14-3-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 42 goals over those 13 games. As for Northwest Rankin, they pushed their record up to 19-3-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
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