The Northwest Rankin Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Grove Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northwest Rankin's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Pearl as Northwest Rankin made off with a 6-0 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Pirates are ranked 30th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northwest Rankin hit Pearl with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Amiyah Barnes (2), Kate Gray Nesbit (2), Emily Dixon, and Tyler Grace Sims.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove got the win against Meridian on Tuesday by a conclusive 16-0.
Northwest Rankin is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which lines up perfectly with their 12-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those six games. As for Oak Grove, their win bumped their record up to 12-2-1.
Northwest Rankin took their victory against Oak Grove when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Rankin since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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