The Northwest Rankin Cougars will face off against the Gulfport Admirals on Saturday. Northwest Rankin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Northwest Rankin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let D'Iberville onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. It was an even better day for JP Pixler as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Gulfport narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Brandon 1-0. Given the Admirals' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 28th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gulfport has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 14-3-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 42 goals over those 13 matchups. As for Northwest Rankin, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3-1.
Northwest Rankin skirted past Gulfport 1-0 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Does Northwest Rankin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gulfport turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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