Cougars
| 08/21/25 @ Pearl | 3-0 |
| 08/19/25 vs Meridian | 3-0 |
| 08/14/25 @ Clinton | 3-0 |
| 08/12/25 @ Germantown | 3-1 |
| 08/07/25 vs Starkville | 3-1 |
| 08/05/25 vs Northeast Lauderdale | 3-0 |
Northwest Rankin entered their tilt with Pearl on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pirates, too.
While Northwest Rankin won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 26-24, 25-19.
Northwest Rankin's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Delaney Yarrow, who had 15 assists and five aces. Yarrow is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last six games she's played. Leah Lewis was another key player, getting five aces and one block.
They weren't the only good server: Northwest Rankin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Northwest Rankin's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Pearl, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Coming up, Northwest Rankin will take on Petal at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pearl has already played their next contest (against Florence), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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