It was a proper cat-fight when Northwest Rankin challenged Meridian on Tuesday. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Northwest Rankin was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-14, 25-9.
Delaney Yarrow
| 08/19/25 vs Meridian | 8 |
| 08/07/25 vs Starkville | 5 |
| 08/05/25 vs Northeast Lauderdale | 3 |
| 08/14/25 @ Clinton | 2 |
| 08/12/25 @ Germantown | 2 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwest Rankin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Delaney Yarrow, who had 11 assists and eight aces. Those eight aces gave Yarrow a new career-high. Sophie Tatum was another key player, getting four digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good server: Northwest Rankin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Northwest Rankin's record is now 7-3. As for Meridian, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Looking ahead, Northwest Rankin will challenge Pearl at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meridian has already played their next contest (against Quitman), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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