Northwest Rankin lost against Brandon on January 3rd and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Northwest Rankin Cougars lost to the Brandon Bulldogs at home by a 76-58 margin. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brandon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Braylon Barnes led the charge by shooting 5-for-7 from beyond the arc and almost dropping a double-double on 32 points and nine boards. Barnes' evening made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Elijah Morey was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds.
Northwest Rankin's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Brandon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northwest Rankin has already played their next game (against Pearl), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Brandon has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Oak Grove.
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