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| 03/21/24 - Home | 24-3 W |
| 03/19/24 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 05/10/23 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| 05/09/23 - Neutral | 4-2 W |
| 04/17/23 - Away | 4-2 W |
| + 4 more games |
Northwest Rankin has gone 8-1 against Petal recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Northwest Rankin Cougars face off against Petal Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Northwest Rankin didn't have quite enough to beat East Central and fell 5-4.
Northwest Rankin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Phillipson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Petal didn't have quite enough to beat Neumann on Thursday and fell 6-5. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cooper Giger was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 12 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Fischer Howell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Petal's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Northwest Rankin, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northwest Rankin has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Petal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Northwest Rankin's way against Petal in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Northwest Rankin made off with a 24-3 victory. Will Northwest Rankin repeat their success, or does Petal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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