Basketball Game Preview: Perry Panthers vs. Shaker Heights Red Raiders

By Team Reports Mar 7, 2025, 10:40pm

Basketball Preview: Perry Panthers vs. Shaker Heights Red Raiders

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The Perry Panthers will square off against the Shaker Heights Red Raiders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

Perry is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Harding by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 52-51. The win was all the more spectacular given the Panthers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Raiders are ranked 37th).

Luke Wolf

Field Goal Percentage

03/06/25 vs Harding63%
03/01/25 @ Solon25%
02/25/25 @ Steele60%
02/15/25 @ Alliance36%
02/14/25 @ Dover10%
+ 17 more games

Luke Wolf was his usual excellent self, shooting 63% from the field on his way to 29 points and five rebounds. The last time his field goal percentage was this high was back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Darnell Mcleod, who posted eight points in addition to six assists and five boards.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Shaker Heights proved too difficult a challenge. They secured a 54-50 W over the Bees.

Shaker Heights' victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-15. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.2 points over those games. As for Perry, their win bumped their record up to 12-13.

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