The home team had won the previous four meetings between Northwest Rankin and Madison Central, and Northwest Rankin kept the tradition alive. The Cougars put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 14-4 victory on Saturday. This was a revenge game for the Cougars: when they faced off against the Jaguars back in February, they had to take a 3-0 loss.
The team relied heavily on Gavin Phillipson, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He has become a key player for Northwest Rankin: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-12-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Eli Ladner, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Cougars
| 04/12/25 vs Madison Central | 59.4% |
| 04/11/25 @ Meridian | 50% |
| 04/08/25 vs Meridian | 56% |
| 04/05/25 @ Warren Central | 51.4% |
| 04/01/25 vs Oak Grove | 28.6% |
| + 29 more games |
Northwest Rankin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Northwest Rankin has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-12-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Madison Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Northwest Rankin will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Jaguars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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