Middletown Christian is 0-4 against Fayetteville-Perry since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Middletown Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Middletown Christian was handed a three-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Stivers School for the Arts on February 8th. Middletown Christian claimed a resounding 66-15 win over Stivers School for the Arts at home.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville-Perry waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They breezed by Cincinnati Christian on the road to the tune of 65-35. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Fayetteville-Perry had established a 24 point advantage.
Fayetteville-Perry got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ryley Kleemeyer out in front who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Kleemeyer is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lilly Carlier, who scored ten points along with six assists and three steals.
Middletown Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Middletown Christian suffered a grim 57-36 defeat to Fayetteville-Perry when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Middletown Christian, Anne Murphy (who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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