The Perham Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the Marshall Hilltoppers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Perham's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 22 contests.
Perham can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Thief River Falls, posting a 71-42 win at home. Given Perham's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Thief River Falls is ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Willow Thiel, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds. Thiel is crushing the point category: she's posted at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaia Anderson, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Marshall entered their tilt with Cass Lake-Bena with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Marshall claimed a resounding 91-55 win over Cass Lake-Bena on the road. Marshall has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matches by 26 points or more this season.
Perham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Marshall, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-7.
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