Preview: Houston County Fighting Irish vs. Perry County Vikings
Houston County is 0-5 against Perry County since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Houston County Fighting Irish will look to defend their home court against the Perry County Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Houston County will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
Houston County can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game back in January. They breezed by Big Sandy on the road to the tune of 62-35. That's two games straight that Houston County has won by exactly 27 points.
Perry County can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 70-36 win over Collinwood. That looming 70-36 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Perry County yet this season.
Perry County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jake Mercer, who scored 16 points, and Colton Pevahouse, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Pevahouse has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Landon Warren was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Houston County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Perry County, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13.
Houston County came up short against Perry County in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, falling 62-57. Thankfully for Houston County, Lachlan Matthews (who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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