The Northwest Rankin Cougars and the Harrison Central Red Rebels squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Northwest Rankin Cougars had to settle for second. They fell 79-66 to the Red Rebels. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Aujaylen Barron was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 30 points and nine steals for Harrison Central. Barron is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaun Murray, who scored 16 points along with three steals.
Northwest Rankin dropped their record down to 10-20 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Harrison Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.
Northwest Rankin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harrison Central, they will square off against Brandon at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Harrison Central will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Brandon surely won't give up without a fight.
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