The Peru Tigers will challenge the Manchester Squires at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Peru will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
If Peru beats Manchester with 46 points on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Peru came out on top against Eastern by a score of 46-35 on Saturday.
Addie Robbins continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 17 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. Jacey Boswell was another key player, scoring nine points.
Meanwhile, Manchester beat Rochester 40-31 on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Squires' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Zebras are ranked 94th).
Manchester's win came from a few key players Peru will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Hadley West, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Ream, who went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points.
Manchester's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-11. As for Peru, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Peru might still be hurting after the 52-27 defeat they got from Manchester in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manchester's Emma Walker, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. Now that Peru knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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