It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northwest Rankin can now relate to. They took a 24-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ocean Springs Greyhounds on Friday. The Cougars' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Will Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ocean Springs, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards. Lucas Sinopoli was in the mix as well, providing Ocean Springs with a touchdown.
Northwest Rankin now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Ocean Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Northwest Rankin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ocean Springs, they will take on Oak Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Ocean Springs sitting on six straight victories and Oak Grove on four.
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