The Pearl Pirates will face off against the Petal Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Pearl came up short against Northwest Rankin on Tuesday, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Cougars are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Petal gave up the first goal last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Brandon 2-1.
Pearl's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Petal, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
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