A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Commodore Perry Panthers face off against the Maplewood Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday... Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Commodore Perry will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Jamestown, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Commodore Perry came out on top against Jamestown by a score of 71-58 on Monday. 71 seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Commodore Perry's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bella Saxe led the charge by going 9 for 12 en route to 19 points. Saxe continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Eastin Post, who posted 14 points.
Cochranton typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Maplewood proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 52-39 victory over the Cardinals. 52 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Maplewood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Commodore Perry, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.
Commodore Perry was taken down by Maplewood 55-24 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Commodore Perry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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