The Northwest Rankin Cougars will face off against the Ocean Springs Greyhounds on Tuesday. 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 Friday. They beat Gulfport by a goal, winning 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
They hit Gulfport with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kinson Smith, Cole Baglione, and Tyler Hornke.
Meanwhile, Ocean Springs had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.1 goals) and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 4-1 win. The Greyhounds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by three goals or more this season.
Northwest Rankin's victory bumped their record up to 20-3-1. As for Ocean Springs, their win bumped their record up to 17-5-1.
Northwest Rankin beat Ocean Springs by a goal in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 1-0. 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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