Preview: Perry Panthers vs. Boardman Spartans
The Perry Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Boardman Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Perry focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Perry had to settle for a 46-44 defeat against Dover. While losing is never fun, Perry can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while Dover is ranked 49th).
Despite their defeat, Perry saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Drake Jacobsen, who scored 12 points, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Wolf, who scored 11 points.
Boardman can finally bid farewell to their 18-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They managed a 64-60 victory over West Branch. Boardman's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Terrell Mcdowell and Grayson Eicher were among the main playmakers for Boardman as the former scored 20 points along with six rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. It was the first time this season that Eicher scored 15 or more points.
Perry has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for Boardman, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-18.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Perry have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 21.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Boardman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Perry couldn't quite finish off Boardman in their previous meeting back in February of 2017 and fell 60-58. Will Perry have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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