Basketball Game Preview: Fayetteville-Perry Rockets vs. Whiteoak Wildcats

Fayetteville-Perry is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Whiteoak is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Fayetteville-Perry Rockets will welcome the Whiteoak Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fayetteville-Perry will be strutting in after a victory while Whiteoak will be coming in after a defeat.

Fayetteville-Perry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by West Union to the tune of 80-44 on Monday. The Rockets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 22 points or more this season.

Fayetteville-Perry found their leader in sophomore Christina Murphy, who went 8 of 11 en route to 18 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. That's the most points Murphy has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Barber, who posted ten points in addition to six assists and three steals.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Whiteoak's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 48-38 to North Adams.

Whiteoak's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4. As for Fayetteville-Perry, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.

Fayetteville-Perry came up short against Whiteoak in their previous meeting last Monday, falling 43-39. Will Fayetteville-Perry have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.