Northwest Rankin is 3-0 against Brookhaven since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northwest Rankin Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Brookhaven Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Northwest Rankin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Madison Central, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Northwest Rankin was ranked 20th). Northwest Rankin came up short against Madison Central on Friday, falling 28-3.
Meanwhile, Brookhaven put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat McComb by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 24-14. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Panthers were the (much) better team in the second half.
Northwest Rankin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Brookhaven, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Northwest Rankin's way against Brookhaven in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Northwest Rankin made off with a 41-19 victory. Does Northwest Rankin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brookhaven turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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