The Perry Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Green Bulldogs at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Perry will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating McKinley, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Perry walked away with a 64-54 victory over McKinley on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Green waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Blue Streaks by a score of 56-46. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Green's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Perry, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Perry came up short against Green in their previous meeting on January 4th, falling 59-47. Can Perry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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