The Petal Panthers will challenge the Northwest Rankin Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a proper cat-fight when Petal duked it out with Meridian on Friday. The Panthers took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over the Wildcats. The Panthers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Meanwhile, Northwest Rankin scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Oak Grove by a score of 37-34. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost eight in a row.
Petal pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.5 points over those games. As for Northwest Rankin, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Petal beat Northwest Rankin 20-10 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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