Basketball Game Preview: Perkiomen School Panthers vs. Phelps Lions

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Perkiomen School Panthers face off against the Phelps Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Perkiomen School is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Haverford School just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 62-53 to the Fords.

Meanwhile, Phelps was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 72-67 heartbreaker at the hands of Oak Park. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 317th in Pennsylvania, while the Northmen are ranked first in Missouri).

Perkiomen School's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Phelps, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.

Perkiomen School strolled past Phelps in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 93-78. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Phelps' Onyx Nnani, who dropped a double-double on 35 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Perkiomen School still be able to contain Nnani? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.