A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Northwest Rankin Cougars face off against the Petal Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Northwest Rankin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Florence 74-68. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 61st in Mississippi, while the Falcons are ranked 12th in Alabama).
Meanwhile, Petal got the win against St. Patrick on Saturday by a conclusive 66-45.
Northwest Rankin dropped their record down to 3-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Petal, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8.
Northwest Rankin came out on top in a nail-biter against Petal in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 52-50. Will Northwest Rankin repeat their success, or does Petal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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