It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Perry Bluejays can now relate to. They lost to the Panthers on the road by a decisive 65-50 margin on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Perry can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while Knoxville is ranked 158th).
Perry's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maci Tunink, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tunink has scored all season. Lily Meyers was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight rebounds.
Perry struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-4) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Perry are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-18. As for Knoxville, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Perry does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Knoxville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 56-44 defeat vs. Dallas Center-Grimes on the 17th.
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