Northwest Rankin faced Oak Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Cougars fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 1-0. Northwest Rankin have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Northwest Rankin's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-2-1. As for Oak Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2-2 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Northwest Rankin is set to challenge their familiar foe Brandon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Oak Grove will square off against rival Petal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few goals on average (Oak Grove 0.5, Petal 0.5) so any goals scored will be well earned.
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