Perry hasn't had much luck against McKinley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Perry Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the McKinley Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Perry is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.8 points per game this season.
Perry is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 19th on Tuesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Canton Central Catholic an easy 69-47 victory. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Luke Wolf, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Martelli, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 11 points.
Meanwhile, McKinley won against Lake on Friday with 77 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. McKinley walked away with a 77-67 win over GlenOak. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 163rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for McKinley and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Perry, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 4-1.
Perry ended up a good deal behind McKinley when the teams last played back in January, losing 49-35. Can Perry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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