On Thursday, The Northwest Rankin Cougars faced the Brandon Bulldogs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The match between the two teams wasn't particularly close, with Northwest Rankin falling 27-10. They just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.
Brandon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nate Blount iv led the charge by rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Varnes, who threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns.
Northwest Rankin's loss was their third straight at home , which bumped their record down to 5-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 8-1 Oak Grove (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 71.4% over those games). As for Brandon, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Northwest Rankin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Brandon will look to defend their home field on November 10th against Harrison Central at 7:00 p.m. Harrison Central will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Brandon is ranked third).
