A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Petal Panthers take on the Meridian Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Petal is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Petal came up short against Hattiesburg and fell 62-49. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Tigers are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Meridian's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 59-43 bruising from Pearl.
Meridian's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10. As for Petal, their loss dropped their record down to 8-18.
Things could have been worse for Petal, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 68-53 loss to Meridian in their previous meeting last Friday. Can Petal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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