The Fayetteville-Perry Rockets will face off against the Fort Loramie Redskins at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fayetteville-Perry had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 47-25 victory. The victory was nothing new for Fayetteville-Perry as they're now sitting on four straight.
Ryley Kleemeyer was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. She hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Cara Rummel, who scored nine points along with six steals and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Fort Loramie entered their tilt with Lehman Catholic with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Fort Loramie simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Lehman Catholic 61-12 at home. Given Fort Loramie's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Lehman Catholic is ranked 588th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fayetteville-Perry has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Fort Loramie, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-2.
Fayetteville-Perry might still be hurting after the 55-29 loss they got from Fort Loramie in their previous matchup back in March of 2015. Can Fayetteville-Perry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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