Basketball Game Preview: Perkins-Tryon Demons vs. Bristow Pirates

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Previous Games

12/17/24 - Home	53-41 W
02/09/24 - Away	77-31 W
01/09/24 - Home	59-33 W
02/10/23 - Home	62-26 W
01/10/23 - Away	56-35 W
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Perkins-Tryon has gone 9-1 against Bristow recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Perkins-Tryon Demons will venture away from home to face off against the Bristow Pirates at 8:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Perkins-Tryon has three straight victories, Bristow has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Friday, Perkins-Tryon escaped with a win against Cushing by the margin of a single free throw, 42-41.

Meanwhile, Bristow played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Kiefer, falling 76-55. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Trojans are ranked 77th).

Perkins-Tryon will need focus on slowing down Tayt Jackson, one of several Bristow players who made an impact when they last played. He went 11 for 20 en route to 28 points. Those 28 points gave Jackson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brian Hopgood. Jr., who went 7 of 11 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds.

Perkins-Tryon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Bristow, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.

Perkins-Tryon beat Bristow 53-41 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perkins-Tryon since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.