Petal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against the Pearl Pirates, falling 66-40. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Pirates are ranked 27th).
Petal's loss dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Pearl, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Petal has already played their next contest (against Hattiesburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pearl has already played their next game, a 59-43 win against Meridian on the 31st.
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