The Northwest Rankin Cougars have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Pearl Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on February 8th. Northwest Rankin has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 317 points over their last five games.
Even though Ridgeland scored an imposing 61 points on Friday, Northwest Rankin still came out on top. Northwest Rankin had just enough and edged the Titans out 64-61. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Northwest Rankin has posted against the Titans since February 12, 2016.
Meanwhile, Pearl came up short against the Panthers on Tuesday and fell 46-39. Pearl has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northwest Rankin pushed their record up to 21-10 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 25.9 points. As for Pearl, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Northwest Rankin against the Pirates in their previous matchup last Friday as the team secured a 55-12 win. With Northwest Rankin ahead 35-10 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
