The Northwest Rankin Cougars will head out to face off against the Oak Grove Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oak Grove is hoping to do what Pearl couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Northwest Rankin's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Northwest Rankin's way against Pearl as Northwest Rankin made off with a 6-1 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Pirates are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Grove). They never let Meridian onto the board and left with a 12-0 win on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Warriors with their most commanding win of the season.
Northwest Rankin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven games. As for Oak Grove, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8.
Northwest Rankin beat Oak Grove 2-0 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Rankin 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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