Basketball Recap: Perryville Takes Down Kent County in a Playoff Battle

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Perryville had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Kent County Trojans, sneaking past 56-53. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won five in a row.

Carsyn Hulbert continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Those 23 points gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoey Graves, who posted ten points in addition to five boards and three steals.

Perryville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 18 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.

Kent County lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jayla Sisco, who earned 18 points and six rebounds. That was a full 34% of Kent County's points, marking the sixth time in a row Sisco has had more than a third of the team's points. Kate Cannon was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven boards.

Perryville's victory bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Kent County, their record now sits at 9-14.

Perryville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-34 loss against Smithsburg on the 7th. Kent County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.