The Homer-Center Wildcats and the Purchase Line Red Dragons will face off at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. Homer-Center will be strutting in after a win while Purchase Line will be coming in after a loss.
Homer-Center took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 56-29 victory over Cambria Heights. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wildcats have posted since December 27, 2024.
Meanwhile, Purchase Line was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 65-39 to River Valley.
Homer-Center is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Purchase Line, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Everything went Homer-Center's way against Purchase Line in their previous matchup on January 2nd, as Homer-Center made off with a 61-36 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Purchase Line's Stephen Perruso, who went 8 for 15 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Homer-Center still be able to contain Perruso? There's only one way to find out.
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