The Harrison Central Red Rebels will head out to square off against the Northwest Rankin Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Harrison Central will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Saturday, Harrison Central got the win against Petal by a conclusive 45-23. The Red Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Northwest Rankin didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Terry on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win.
Northwest Rankin found their leader in sophomore Malia Mccelleis, who earned 25 points plus five rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mccelleis has scored at least a third of Northwest Rankin's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedi Smith, who posted six points.
Harrison Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Northwest Rankin, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Harrison Central came up short against Northwest Rankin in their previous meeting back in January, falling 68-61. Can Harrison Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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