For the first time this season, Petal will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northwest Rankin Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few goals on average (Petal 0.5, Northwest Rankin 0) so any goals scored will be well earned.
Petal's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Center Hill 1-0.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Northwest Rankin was forced to settle for a draw. They and Clinton finished up their match with a 0-0 draw on Monday.
Petal's win bumped their record up to 10-0-1. Northwest Rankin's draw gives them a new season record of 5-0-1.
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