Perham proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 20) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pelican Rapids Vikings, sneaking past 66-63. The win was all the more spectacular given the Yellowjackets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Vikings are ranked 27th).
Perham has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Pelican Rapids, they moved to 17-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Perham will take on Wadena-Deer Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Perham is facing Wadena-Deer Creek at the right time seeing as Wadena-Deer Creek is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Pelican Rapids has already played their next contest (against Montevideo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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