The Perham Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to face off against the Hawley Nuggets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Perham has eight straight victories, Hawley has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Perham can't be too worried about heading out to take on Hawley: they just beat Thief River Falls at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Perham snuck past Thief River Falls with a 72-67 win on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Hawley ended up a good deal behind Barnesville on Tuesday and lost 73-58. While losing is never fun, the Nuggets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th in Minnesota, while the Trojans are ranked 107th in Minnesota).
Perham's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points over those games. As for Hawley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-19.
Perham came out on top in a nail-biter against Hawley when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 61-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perham since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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