The Northwest Rankin Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Ridgeland Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwest Rankin has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Ridgeland will come in with four straight wins.
Last Saturday, Northwest Rankin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 57-53 to Hall.
Meanwhile, Ridgeland beat Vicksburg 61-53 on Tuesday. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Gators are ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ridgeland is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Northwest Rankin, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Northwest Rankin won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, slipping by Ridgeland 63-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Rankin since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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