Basketball Recap: Peyton Wins Going Away Against Fountain Valley

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Strasburg, Peyton was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They strolled past the Fountain Valley Danes with points to spare, taking the game 59-45. Peyton's win was all the more impressive since the Danes were averaging only 25 points allowed on the season.

It was another big night for Michael Perry, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 18 points and eight assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Gregg, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 14 points.

Panthers

Assists

01/10/25 @ Fountain Valley	18
01/07/25 @ Strasburg	11
12/20/24 vs Colorado Springs Christian	16

Perry wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Peyton was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Despite the loss, Fountain Valley still got an impressive performance from Ke Shen, who posted 17 points. The dominant performance gave Shen a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Asa Almgren, who had nine points.

Peyton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Fountain Valley, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-1.

Peyton will head out to face off against Simla at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Simla knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Peyton likes a good challenge. As for Fountain Valley, they will welcome Manitou Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fountain Valley's defense has only allowed 25 points per game this season, so Manitou Springs' offense will have their work cut out for them.