Meridian at Northwest Rankin — Girls Basketball Preview (Jan. 13, 2026)

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Meridian travels to Northwest Rankin on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, for a nonleague girls basketball matchup at Northwest Rankin in Brandon, Mississippi. Tip is listed at 4 p.m. Central. Follow the full game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5762067-meridian-vs-northwest-rankin

Quick game details

• Date/time: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 — 4 p.m. Central

• Location: Northwest Rankin (Brandon, Miss.)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5762067-meridian-vs-northwest-rankin

• Home: Northwest Rankin Cougars — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/216354-northwest-rankin-cougars-jv (fans: 11, picks: 0)

• Away: Meridian Wildcats — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175874-meridian-wildcats-jv (fans: 12, picks: 0)

• Both teams are listed at 0-0 in the SBLive entry provided.

What to watch

This early-season nonleague meeting pits the Meridian Wildcats against the Northwest Rankin Cougars in a neutral-turned-local test — Northwest Rankin is the home team in Brandon. The two programs last met Dec. 12, 2023, at Meridian High School (completed game). For details from that meeting see: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/3519166-meridian-vs-northwest-rankin

Streaming and weather

• Meridian maintains an NFHS Network page for its games; check there for possible live streams: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/meridian-high-school-meridian-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• ScorebookLive lists the game location as Brandon, Miss. (use local forecasts for up-to-the-minute weather info). No additional ticketing links are provided in the game data.

Get involved — follow and pick

Follow both teams on SBLive to stay updated and to help increase their fan counts: Northwest Rankin — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/216354-northwest-rankin-cougars-jv; Meridian — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175874-meridian-wildcats-jv. Make your picks on the game page for fun — picks are a fan engagement feature and do not affect any predictive projections. Note: follower totals, picks and streaming availability can change, so check back on SBLive for the latest updates.