Northwest Rankin is 0-10 against Brandon since September of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Northwest Rankin Cougars will take on the Brandon Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Northwest Rankin got the win against Petal by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
While Northwest Rankin won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 26-24, 25-14.
Northwest Rankin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five games.
Meanwhile, Brandon had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Brandon was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-10.
Avery Power was a one-man wrecking crew for Brandon as she had 22 digs and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Power now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Northwest Rankin has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season. As for Brandon, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Northwest Rankin might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Brandon when the teams last played on September 3rd. Can Northwest Rankin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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