The East Rankin Academy Patriots will take on the Brookhaven Academy Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with East Rankin Academy sitting on five straight wins and Brookhaven Academy on 13.
East Rankin Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Park Place Christian Academy, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (East Rankin Academy was ranked first). East Rankin Academy's defense stepped up to hand Park Place Christian Academy an 8-0 shutout back in September. Considering the Patriots have won four matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Brookhaven Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They beat the Flashes by a goal, winning 1-0. The Cougars' winning goal came courtesy of Kyndra Quinn.
East Rankin Academy pushed their record up to 5-0-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Brookhaven Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4-2 record this season.
East Rankin Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Brookhaven Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Rankin Academy since the squad 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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