If Perry was feeling good fresh off their 80-53 takedown of Walsh Jesuit last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Perry Panthers took a 75-59 bruising from the Jackson Polar Bears on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Polar Bears are ranked 42nd).
| 02/04/25 vs Jackson | 21 |
| 02/01/25 vs Walsh Jesuit | 24 |
| 01/31/25 @ Green | 33 |
| 01/28/25 @ McKinley | 23 |
Despite the loss, Perry still got an impressive performance from Luke Wolf, who went 8 of 16 en route to 21 points along with eight boards and three steals. Wolf's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Martelli, who made all 6 shots he took for 12 points and seven rebounds.
Perry's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Jackson, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Perry will be playing at home against Hoover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Perry is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season. As for Jackson, they will venture away from home to take on McKinley at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Jackson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 matchups.
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