Peru and Oak Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Peru Tigers will square off against the Oak Hill Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Indiana (Peru is ranked 159th, while Oak Hill is ranked 156th).
With a playoff game on the line, Peru rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Knights 45-42.
Matthew Roettger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Roettger is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Alex Ross, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, after only 22 points in their last contest, Oak Hill made sure to put some points up on the board against Maconaquah on Wednesday. Oak Hill slipped by Maconaquah 67-66.
Oak Hill found their leader in underclassman Rj Shugart, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 2 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Shugart has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Trexler, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Peru has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. Oak Hill's record is now 13-10.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Peru have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Oak Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.9 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Peru opened the new year with a less-than-successful 67-59 loss to Oak Hill. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oak Hill's Jace Tonagel, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points and 5 assists. Now that Peru knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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