Power 25 Ranking Update
April 23, 2018
The Mississippi High School Baseball season entered the first round of playoff games with several teams facing elimination and other top teams picking up games to stay ready for second round play. This made for an interesting week with several big matchups taking place across the state, forcing some movement in this weeks update.
+ Gulfport takes over the No. 1 spot after finishing the season 21-4 and receiving a first round bye in the playoffs and look to square off against Pascagoula in the second round.
+ West Lauderdale holds down the No. 2 spot as they finished the regular season 21-2, defeating their first round play off opponent 25-3 in two games.
+ Northwest Rankin moves up to the No. 3 spot as they have continued to play well in the second half of the season. The Cougars are now 24-4 after sweeping their first round playoff matchup and will play cross-town foe Clinton in the second round
Below is a look at the top ten of the Power 25 as well as the play off match-ups for later this week.
4.23.18 |
Team | Class |
Record |
1 |
Gulfport | 6A |
20-4 |
2 |
West Lauderdale | 4A |
20-2 |
3 | Madison Central |
6A |
21-4 |
4 | Northwest Rankin |
6A |
22-4 |
5 | Hattiesburg |
5A |
18-8 |
6 | Oxford | 6A |
18-8 |
7 | Tupelo |
6A |
21-5 |
8 | West Jones |
5A |
21-2 |
9 | DeSoto Central |
6A |
21-6 |
10 | George County |
6A |
20-3 |
Play off Matchups
6A
No. 9 DeSoto Central versus No. 7 Tupelo
Clinton versus No. 3 Northwest Rankin
No. 1 Gulfport versus Pascagoula
St. Martin versus Harrison Central
Oak Grove versus Pearl
Brandon versus No. 10 George County
No. 3 Madison Central versus Warren Central
No. 6 Oxford versus Southaven
5A
No. 11 Germantown versus West Point
West Harrison versus No. 12 Pearl River Central
No. 15 Lewisburg versus Saltillo
Grenada versus Olive Branch
4A
No. 2 West Lauderdale versus Sumrall
No. 18 Vancleave versus Poplarville
New Hope versus No. 20 Mooreville
No. 16 Purvis versus St. Stanislaus
3A
No. 21 Seminary versus Magee
No. 19 Houston versus Independence
Franklin County versus West Marion
St. Andrews Episcopal versus Columbia
Water Valley versus Booneville
Yazoo County versus Nettleton
North Pontotoc versus Charleston
2A
No. 22 East Union versus Eupora
No. 23 Loyd Star versus Taylorsville
Bruce versus Ingomar
1A
Hamilton versus Salem
Stringer versus Sacred Heart
Resurrection Catholic versus Vardaman
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