Basketball Game Preview: Fredericktown Black Cats vs. Perryville Pirates

The Fredericktown Black Cats will head out to challenge the Perryville Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Fredericktown came up into this matchup off a tough 38-point loss last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Kingston by a score of 58-56 on Monday. The Black Cats haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Meanwhile, Perryville came up short against Valle Catholic on Tuesday and fell 70-59.

Fredericktown now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Perryville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.

Fredericktown strolled past Perryville when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 46-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fredericktown since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.