Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Northwest Rankin couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Madison Central Jaguars who were credited with the win on Monday. The Madison Central Jaguars got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to the Northwest Rankin Cougars' four. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jaguars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 1-0 back in December of 2024.
Northwest Rankin's goal came courtesy of Cole Baglione, who's now up to seven this season.
Northwest Rankin's loss dropped their record down to 21-4. As for Madison Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
As of now, neither Northwest Rankin nor Madison Central have any future games scheduled.
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