Basketball Recap: Perry Central Commodores vs. South Spencer Rebels
Perry Central proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 32) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the South Spencer Rebels 43-40. This was payback for the Commodores, who suffered a 41-24 defeat the last time these two teams met.
South Spencer lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kylea Donoho, who earned two points in addition to 11 rebounds and seven assists. Donoho has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jaci Meece, who earned 14 points plus two steals.
Perry Central's record is now 3-1. As for South Spencer, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Perry Central will challenge Forest Park at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Perry Central's defense has only allowed 29.2 points per game this season, so Forest Park's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for South Spencer, they and Heritage Hills are set to duel on Thursday.
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