Peru is 1-9 against Kokomo since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Peru Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Kokomo Wildkats at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Peru focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Peru earned a 44-33 victory over Caston. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Addie Robbins went supernova for Peru, scoring 15 points plus six rebounds and two steals. Robbins has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madalyn Gatliff, who had seven points plus ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kokomo hadn't done well against West Lafayette recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Kokomo put the hurt on West Lafayette with a sharp 54-31 win.
Eliana Stewart had a dynamite game for Kokomo, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Stewart a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Amara Stroman, who earned ten points along with five steals.
Kokomo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Kokomo's record now sits at 2-0. As for Peru, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Peru suffered a grim 51-31 defeat to Kokomo in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Peru avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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