The Meridian Wildcats will take on the Pearl Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Meridian and five for Pearl.
Meridian is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since November 17, 2023 on Friday. They were dealt a 42-14 defeat at the hands of Brandon. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Bulldogs are ranked first).
Meanwhile, a victory for Pearl just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Oak Grove at home and fell 41-13.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Pearl, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Meridian might still be hurting after the 21-0 loss they got from Pearl in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Meridian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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