Northwest Rankin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Petal Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-2 last Tuesday.
Northwest Rankin got a good showing from Jack Page, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Page a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
Jack Scott
| 03/01/25 vs Calera | 4 |
| 03/21/25 @ Petal | 2 |
| 02/18/25 vs Clinton | 2 |
| 03/12/25 vs Hernando | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ Vancleave | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
At the plate, Jack Scott made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Northwest Rankin is 2-1 when Scott posts two or more runs, but 4-9-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was JM Moore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Northwest Rankin's loss dropped their record down to 6-10-1. As for Petal, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northwest Rankin will square off against Pearl at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Petal, they will face off against St. Stanislaus at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Stanislaus' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Petal's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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